Poo Surname
Approximately 8,897 people bear this surname
Poo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,736 | 1:31,208 | 4,005 |
| Malaysia | 1,688 | 1:17,473 | 1,690 |
| Indonesia | 702 | 1:188,389 | 18,034 |
| Spain | 537 | 1:87,062 | 7,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 467 | 1:17,460 | 1,759 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Chile | 412 | 1:42,758 | 2,056 |
| India | 411 | 1:1,866,339 | 65,497 |
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| Mexico | 378 | 1:328,376 | 7,128 |
| Thailand | 233 | 1:303,169 | 52,285 |
| Singapore | 231 | 1:23,843 | 932 |
| Argentina | 192 | 1:222,622 | 18,311 |
| Iran | 145 | 1:529,535 | 30,787 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Colombia | 52 | 1:918,732 | 8,918 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Taiwan | 39 | 1:601,147 | 4,434 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Venezuela | 29 | 1:1,041,520 | 15,561 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Poo (6,664) may also be a first name.
Poo Demographics
Poo Political Affiliation
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Poo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poo (Hindi: पूजा) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poo is the 56,946th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 819,101 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Poo reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,104th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 6,664 people.
The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,736 people, or 1 in 31,208. In South Africa Poo is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 63 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 82 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Poo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poo surname increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Poo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Poo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning R 180,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $22,250,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.31% less than the national average, earning $35,249 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poot | 86 | 49,577 | / |
| Phoo | 86 | 13,389 | / |
| Pooe | 86 | 6,676 | / |
| Poos | 86 | 2,536 | / |
| Pood | 86 | 536 | / |
| Pfoo | 86 | 38 | / |
| Pooj | 86 | 26 | / |
| Pooz | 86 | 22 | / |
| Pooa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Pooy | 86 | 15 | / |
| Pooß | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hpoo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Poop | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pooú | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ppoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vpoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pooë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Po | 80 | 34,866 | / |
| Pooch | 75 | 1,398 | / |
| Poots | 75 | 1,042 | / |
| Poosz | 75 | 171 | / |
| Poost | 75 | 167 | / |
| Pootz | 75 | 141 | / |
| Poodt | 75 | 133 | / |
| Poosh | 75 | 25 | / |
| Pooij | 75 | 9 | / |
| Phoot | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phooa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Poott | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phooe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pooie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phood | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pooss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poodh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poohz | 75 | 1 | / |
| P'Ood | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pppoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poopp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pop | 67 | 252,709 | / |
| Poe | 67 | 145,414 | / |
| Pho | 67 | 36,087 | / |
| Poh | 67 | 23,632 | / |
| Pot | 67 | 16,485 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Pod | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Poy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Pos | 67 | 5,502 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Poz | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Poa | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Poš | 67 | 232 | / |
| Poß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Poş | 67 | 147 | / |
| Poč | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ppo | 67 | 111 | / |
| Pão | 67 | 94 | / |
| Poj | 67 | 79 | / |
| Pgo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Poç | 67 | 58 | / |
| Poodts | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Poï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pooshs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poohoo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Poľová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poî | 67 | 6 | / |
| Podowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hpo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poĺová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phooha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poooud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poyowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pohova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pojowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poňová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pooaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poohou | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pootch | 67 | 0 | / |
Poo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poo in the Hindi language | ||
| पूजा | puja | 54.84 |
| पूनम | punama | 45.16 |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poo
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