Pooho Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pooho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Lesotho101:203,25614,332

Pooho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pooho occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pooho is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pooho live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pooho is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Pooho is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, North West, where 45 percent are found and Free State, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Pooho is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent are found.

Pooho Last Name Statistics demography

Pooho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.08% less than the national average, earning R 44,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohoa8022/
Pohouo7372/
Pohoua7312/
Pooaod731/
Phooao731/
Pouoha731/
Pohoață6768/
Poao672/
Phooaou671/
Pouoa60330/
Pahoa60106/
Pouao6034/
Paoha604/
Pahoo601/
Puooa601/
Pahoua5519/
Puiaho557/
Peuoha552/
Phaoha551/
Pouoas551/
Paahoa551/
Paojiah50239/
Peuhoua5046/
Pohahau5045/
Pahogia504/
Pouaheu503/
Peuhouo502/
Peujouo501/
Paoha'a501/
Phoahau501/

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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 Pooho
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