Poola Surname
Approximately 9,879 people bear this surname
Poola Surname User-submission:
Pula or Poola is a surname originating in Andhra Pradesh, India. The name comes from their ancient agriculture crop, pula, which means 'flowers'.
Poola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,160 | 1:83,741 | 5,618 |
| United States | 164 | 1:2,210,115 | 138,772 |
| Estonia | 161 | 1:8,210 | 1,081 |
| Finland | 105 | 1:52,350 | 6,285 |
| Lesotho | 93 | 1:21,855 | 4,516 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Pakistan | 50 | 1:3,572,878 | 26,888 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Poola (3,131) may also be a first name.
Poola Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pula or Poola is a surname originating in Andhra Pradesh, India. The name comes from their ancient agriculture crop, pula, which means 'flowers'.
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Average Poola Salary in
United States
$38,201 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poola (Hindi: पूला, Oriya: ପୁଲ, Russian: Поола) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poola? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poola is the 51,859th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 737,681 people. The last name Poola occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Poola are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 128,673rd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 3,131 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 9,160 people, or 1 in 83,741. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 74 percent are found, Telangana, where 24 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Estonia, where 2 percent are found.
Poola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Poola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poola last name grew 2,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poola Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Poola last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Poola earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.7% less than the national average, earning R 86,268 per year and in United States they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $38,201 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poola in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲ | pula | - |
| Poola in the Hindi language | ||
| पूला | pula | 78.72 |
| फूला | phula | 21.28 |
| Poola in the Russian language | ||
| Поола | poola | - |
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Footnotes
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