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
Average Male Poo Height
176.13 cm
Average Female Poo Height
158.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| 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
- 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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- 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 Poo
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