Poo Surname

56,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Brunei

Poo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7361:31,2084,005
Malaysia1,6881:17,4731,690
Indonesia7021:188,38918,034
Spain5371:87,0627,372
Papua New Guinea4671:17,4601,759
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Chile4121:42,7582,056
India4111:1,866,33965,497
United States3781:958,88671,403
Mexico3781:328,3767,128
Thailand2331:303,16952,285
Singapore2311:23,843932
Argentina1921:222,62218,311
Iran1451:529,53530,787
England1081:515,90832,533
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Brunei491:8,5461,114
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Taiwan391:601,1474,434
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Australia391:692,19746,687
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
China271:50,641,5392,733
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Poo (6,664) may also be a first name.

Poo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poo (Hindi: पूजा) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,946th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 819,101 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Poo reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poo is also the 80,104th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 6,664 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,736 people, or 1 in 31,208. In South Africa Poo is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 63 percent live, North West, where 25 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

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 grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poo surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poot8649,577/
Phoo8613,389/
Pooe866,676/
Poos862,536/
Pood86536/
Pfoo8638/
Pooj8626/
Pooz8622/
Pooa8616/
Pooy8615/
Pooß8612/
Hpoo8610/
Poop867/
Pooú864/
Ppoo862/
Vpoo862/
Pooë861/
Po8034,866/
Pooch751,398/
Poots751,042/
Poosz75171/
Poost75167/
Pootz75141/
Poodt75133/
Poosh7525/
Pooij759/
Phoot757/
Phooa757/
Poott753/
Phooe753/
Pooie752/
Phood752/
Pooss751/
Poodh751/
Poohz751/
P'Ood751/
Pppoo751/
Poopp750/
Pop67252,709/
Poe67145,414/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Pos675,502/
Poi674,710/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Poš67232/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Poč67130/
Ppo67111/
Pão6794/
Poj6779/
Pgo6770/
Poç6758/
Poodts6746/
Pfo6741/
Poï6720/
Pooshs6711/
Poohoo6710/
Poľová678/
Poî676/
Podowa675/
Hpo675/
Poá674/
Poĺová673/
Vpo673/
Phooha672/
Poooud672/
Poyowa672/
Pohova671/
Phooth671/
Pojowa671/
Poë671/
Poù671/
Poňová671/
Pouowa671/
Pooaia671/
Pootth671/
Phooph671/
Pootts670/
Poohou670/
Pootch670/

Poo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poo in the Hindi language
पूजाpuja54.84
पूनमpunama45.16

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poo
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