Poou Surname

84,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Poou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala5,6811:2,831444
Belize101:35,5472,218
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Pooú (4) are calculated separately.

Poou Last Name Facts

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

Poou occurs in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pooú. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,572nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,275,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Poou live; 100 percent live in Central America and 99 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

It is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 5,681 people, or 1 in 2,831. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 79 percent reside, Petén Department, where 14 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 4 percent reside. Barring Guatemala it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belize, where 0 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Poou Last Name Statistics demography

Poou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooú924/
Pohou89115/
Poyou8937/
Poous8917/
Pojou896/
Po'ou892/
Pooju892/
Pooyu891/
Pouou891/
Pouhou8029/
Phoyou803/
Poooud802/
Poouij801/
Pooyud801/
Pooeud801/
Poohou800/
Paou75130/
Poyu7574/
Puou7572/
Poju7564/
Poiu7561/
Paoo7533/
Poeu7513/
Poau7512/
Pouu751/
Poujoux7325/
Pojouha7312/
Pougiou737/
Phooyud731/
Poggiou731/
Pahou671,152/
Phoju67379/
Puyou67293/
Puyoo67224/
Phoyu67181/
Poyoo6778/
Paľou6772/
Pohyu6734/
Pohau6732/
Pohju6730/
Pojui6720/
Pojuy6720/
Paous6716/
Poius6714/
Poauh676/
Poiyu675/
Puoud674/
Poyud674/
Poyuh673/
Poiuy673/
Poeau672/
Pohud672/
Phaoo671/
Poeuy671/
Poaut671/
Poaud671/
Pouus671/
Phoeu671/
Pouyu671/
Paoud671/
Pojut671/
Puhou671/
Pohoo671/
Paaoo671/
Pauoo671/
Poyut671/
Poyus671/
Hpaou671/
Paohu671/
Poiux671/
Pogiu671/
Paout670/

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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 Poou
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