Poof Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Poof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poof (8) may also be a first name.

Poof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poof is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poof.

How Common Is The Last Name Poof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poof is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Poof occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Poof are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Poof is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 8 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and West Virginia, where 25 percent are found.

Poof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poof Last Name Statistics demography

Poof earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.17% less than the national average, earning $17,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooff891/
Pof864/
Poff756,686/
Poft7522/
Pofs7514/
Poob7511/
Pfof7510/
Pofe758/
Popf755/
Pofh752/
Posf752/
Poow752/
Bpof752/
Poef751/
Hpof751/
Poyf751/
Poov751/
Pohf751/
Poffe67320/
Pfoff67113/
Pfofe6721/
Poffs679/
Phoob674/
Phofe673/
Phoov672/
Pouff672/
Poitf671/
Pottf671/
Poosv671/
Popff671/
Ppoov671/
Pfoft671/
Poufe671/
Pàoow671/
Pozff671/
Poipf671/
Pofff671/
Poeff670/
Phouf670/
Phoff670/
Poife670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poof
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