Pooana Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Pooana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pooana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pooana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pooana occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pooana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pooana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Pooana is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 48,394. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 55 percent reside, Leribe District, where 26 percent reside and Maseru District, where 12 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phooana | 92 | 19 | / |
| Poana | 91 | 80 | / |
| Poeana | 83 | 192 | / |
| Poonah | 83 | 90 | / |
| Pohana | 83 | 8 | / |
| Poyona | 83 | 7 | / |
| Poanah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Pooane | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pojona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poiona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poieana | 77 | 44 | / |
| Pojjana | 77 | 9 | / |
| Poeeana | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pouanga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pogiana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Poheana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pouanha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poohani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poainat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouhana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poaunai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pahoona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pohanna | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pooni | 73 | 1,153 | / |
| Poane | 73 | 290 | / |
| Paona | 73 | 147 | / |
| Poani | 73 | 51 | / |
| Poono | 73 | 18 | / |
| Poany | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pohanadh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phouanna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pohangna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pohane | 67 | 3,085 | / |
| Pohani | 67 | 387 | / |
| Paonad | 67 | 176 | / |
| Puoane | 67 | 172 | / |
| Puhana | 67 | 136 | / |
| Pooneh | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pojoni | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pahona | 67 | 36 | / |
| Pouono | 67 | 36 | / |
| Paonah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pohano | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puanah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Paonay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poyoni | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poaini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poeană | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paonna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pohone | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poangi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paonat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puhona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pouone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pouane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pojono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poasni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paonai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poiono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poagne | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pooana
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