Pooya Surname

300,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pooya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1191:68,6177,199
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pooya (498) may also be a first name.

Pooya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pooya (Bengali: পোওয়া) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pooya is the 300,337th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,756,355 people. The surname Pooya occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Pooya are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 380,144th most prevalent first name globally, held by 498 people.

The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 68,617. In Iran Pooya is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Pooya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pooya surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pooya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.19% more than the national average, earning $59,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $58,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooyah9117/
Pooyae912/
Poya897,164/
Pooa8916/
Pooy8915/
Pooyash831/
Pooja8012,013/
Pouya805,097/
Phoya801,668/
Poyaz80532/
Poyau80400/
Pooyi80287/
Poyah80175/
Pooye80130/
Poyas8088/
Poyat8064/
Poyap8038/
Pioya8014/
Poyha808/
Phooa807/
Poyad806/
Pohya803/
Pfoya801/
Bpoya801/
Poaya801/
Poy755,643/
Poa751,653/
Pouyat73141/
Pohyae7363/
Poyeau7359/
Poyaux7339/
Poyatt7337/
Pooyed7329/
Pouyap7316/
Poyaud7313/
Pooyee739/
Pojaya734/
Poyowa732/
Phooha732/
Pohyah732/
Poojad732/
Poyaja731/
Poyath731/
Phoyah731/
Pojowa731/
Pouowa731/
Phooja731/
Poohja731/
Phoyad731/
Pooyod731/
Pooaia731/
Poyass730/
Paya6779,269/
Piya6720,803/
Peya678,073/
Poyo674,580/
Puya671,410/
Poyi671,299/
Pouy671,173/
Phoa671,081/
Pojo67924/
Poye67817/
Poja67796/
Poia67665/
Pooyesh67434/
Poio67276/
Phoy67188/
Pioy6780/
Poyault6776/
Poys6732/
Pooj6726/
Puoy6724/
Poyeaux6717/
Pioa679/
Pouyatt679/
Pohy679/
Po'a679/
Poyd674/
Pyoy674/
Poľa674/
Pooú674/
Phooyod674/
Pyia673/
Pyya673/
Poyé673/
Poșa673/
Poiy673/
Poyp672/
Poëy672/
Pgoy672/
Pojy672/
Poojath671/
Poyt671/
Pyja671/
Poyó671/
Bpoa671/
Poyh671/
Poyj671/
Poyy671/
Ppoa671/
Pfoa671/

Pooya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pooya in the Bengali language
পোওয়াpo'oya-

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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 Pooya
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