Pomerleau Surname

71,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pomerleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pomerleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,7891:7,6941,125
United States2,0561:176,29317,689
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pomerleau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pomerleau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pomerleau occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pomerleau? popularity and diffusion

Pomerleau is the 71,683rd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,058,467 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pomerleau live; 99 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 4,789 people, or 1 in 7,694. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 88 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Pomerleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pomerleau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pomerleau last name increased 51,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pomerleau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pomerleau surname are 20.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Pomerleau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $42,329 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pomerleau
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