Poolchand Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Poolchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poolchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Poolchand (49) may also be a first name.

Poolchand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poolchand (Hindi: फूलचन्द, Marathi: फुलचंद) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poolchand? popularity and diffusion

Poolchand is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Poolchand reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 49 people.

The last name Poolchand is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 54 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Poolchand Last Name Statistics demography

Poolchand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.29% more than the national average, earning R 411,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoolchand95141/
Poolchan9464/
Polchand941/
Phoolchan8930/
Polchan8848/
Phoulchand8426/
Pholchan8280/
Palchand8216/
Pulchand8214/
Polchang825/
Polschan822/
Polchant821/
Poolcham821/
Polcan8077/
Phulchand7885/
Polchatin782/
Palchan7547/
Polkhan7526/
Polshan757/
Polcham755/
Pooljan754/
Polsand754/
Poolsan752/
Polscan751/
Polcean751/
Polchanova74164/
Poolsang7121/
Pholkhan717/
Pooljean715/
Palchann711/
Polschanova701/
Poljan67208/
Palcan67158/
Polsan67136/
Polcen6751/
Polzan674/
Polcon671/

Poolchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poolchand in the Hindi language
फूलचन्दphulacanda75
पूलचन्दpulacanda25
Poolchand in the Marathi language
फुलचंदphulacanda68.75
पूलचंदpulacanda18.75
पूलचन्दpulacanda6.25
फूलचंदphulacanda6.25

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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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  • 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 Poolchand
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