Pooh Surname

199,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Pooh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,0321:74,4027,717
Russia1941:742,90262,269
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
India391:19,668,343291,059
Israel321:267,42624,032
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
China111:124,301,9616,553
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
England81:6,964,757184,742
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pooh (765) may also be a first name.

Pooh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pooh is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pooh is the 199,907th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,488,533 people. Pooh is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Pooh live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 296,849th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 765 people.

Pooh is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 74,402. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Fars Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Iran it exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live and Egypt, where 9 percent live.

Pooh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pooh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pooh last name grew 12,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pooh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pooh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Pooh earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 63.83% less than the national average, earning R 85,956 per year and in United States they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning $30,603 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouoh8985/
Pohoh891/
Po'oh891/
Poohy890/
Poohoy8014/
Poohoo8010/
Pouosh804/
Poohoi804/
Phooha802/
Phooah801/
Pfouoh801/
Pouoha801/
Poohat801/
Poohou800/
Poho752,350/
Poha751,249/
Pouo75298/
Poah75157/
Po'o7597/
Paoh7575/
Paoo7533/
Pooa7516/
Puoo753/
Poeo752/
Pooo751/
Poțo751/
Phoohoi735/
Phoohoy731/
Phoohad731/
Poiyo671,101/
Pogio67524/
Pouoa67330/
Poach67193/
Pohou67115/
Pahoh67103/
Poaha6765/
Pouop6757/
Poheu6749/
Phoha6732/
Pohoa6722/
Pojio6717/
Ppoha6716/
Poijo6715/
Pooad6712/
Pojjo6712/
Poyio6710/
Pouah678/
Pohga678/
Phooa677/
Pohha676/
Poauh676/
Phoho675/
Paoha674/
Poadh673/
Puoho672/
Po'oi672/
Phaoh672/
Po'ou672/
Pfouo672/
Pojha671/
Poeho671/
Pouou671/
Pouot671/
Phaoo671/
Poash671/
Puooa671/
Paoht671/
Phoah671/
Paohu671/
Pauoo671/
Paaoo671/
Puooy671/
Pooas671/
Pohoo671/
Poood671/
Paoch670/

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