Poso Surname

73,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Poso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,3811:31,0293,880
Philippines1,8571:54,5179,077
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
Colombia2591:184,4564,768
Italy2501:244,62733,116
Lesotho1921:10,5862,402
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Honduras1201:73,4701,482
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Finland801:68,7097,707
Nicaragua681:88,5451,791
Peru611:521,05114,430
Solomon Islands551:10,5461,849
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
France331:2,012,810168,616
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Poso (7,995) may also be a first name.

Poso Last Name Facts

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

Poso (Hindi: पोसो, Russian: Посо) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poso.

How Common Is The Last Name Poso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poso is the 73,145th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,082,041 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Poso live; 35 percent live in Central Africa and 35 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 71,125th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 7,995 people.

Poso is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,381 people, or 1 in 31,029. Aside from The DR Congo Poso is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Poso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poso surname increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poso last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Poso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning €30,618 per year; in Peru they earn 43.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,940 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.32% less than the national average, earning R 113,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $24,388,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $41,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posso8916,631/
Pouso891,940/
Posos891,235/
Posio891,198/
Phoso89903/
Potso89724/
Posho89607/
Posco89134/
Poiso89100/
Posou8992/
Posod8964/
Posop8948/
Posoz8942/
Posoi8935/
Posot8933/
Posgo8914/
Posoa8911/
Posoh8910/
Posoo895/
Pohso895/
Puoso893/
Pozso891/
Pgoso891/
Posuo891/
Posoy891/
Poisot80965/
Poisho80571/
Possoz80289/
Potsos80146/
Possos80141/
Potsou80140/
Puosso80121/
Poisso80111/
Phosho80106/
Pousgo8097/
Potsho8070/
Possot8065/
Poesio8063/
Poosho8059/
Pohsoh8040/
Poosoo8030/
Possou8028/
Phosot8028/
Pousho8025/
Posoch8024/
Pfotso8016/
Photso8015/
Poysot8010/
Phosoa808/
Posios806/
Poisuo806/
Phosoh806/
Phosoi806/
Pousso805/
Posooa804/
Phosod804/
Poshou803/
Pousos802/
Phooso802/
Poscoi801/
Poshop801/
Poiseo801/
Poszos801/
Pottso801/
Phoeso801/
Phosop801/
Poisio801/
Poisoi801/
Posoha801/
Possho801/
Possod801/
Possoh801/
Pootso801/
Potsop801/
Poyseo801/
Poshoi801/
Posioa801/
Pozo7599,944/
Posa758,269/
Paso755,264/
Puso754,152/
Peso753,883/
Poco751,091/
Pojo75924/
Poço75274/
Poxo755/
Pêso752/
Požo751/
Poussou73528/
Potsios73156/
Poussot73146/
Poissot73108/
Photsot7345/
Pousios7340/
Possoit7331/
Possoch7328/
Photsop7311/
Photsho738/
Posoaja735/
Poshsho732/
Phoesoh732/
Phoosod732/
Phoosho731/
Poisott731/
Poosooa731/
Phoscoh731/
Phoshou731/
Phuosod731/
Possott730/
Pousott730/
Pazos6734,550/
Pozos6718,859/
Pooja6712,013/
Pasos6710,185/
Pozzo677,875/
Pozas676,242/
Posas675,746/
Phosa674,762/
Passo674,054/
Possa673,055/
Pousa672,782/
Poosa672,609/
Posca671,690/
Posat671,344/
Pusop671,074/
Phaso671,023/
Paaso67983/
Poças67973/
Posia67955/
Pusod67899/
Pesso67867/
Pojoy67796/
Pogio67524/
Patso67468/
Posha67387/
Poisa67384/
Phojo67341/
Pojoh67326/
Pohsa67295/
Potjo67280/
Pocho67262/
Pusso67252/
Pasoi67229/
Phoco67223/
Pocoy67192/
Poczo67179/
Pasop67173/
Pasoo67167/
Posza67139/
Pasoa67137/
Pasoy67137/
Peeso67132/
Posad67120/
Pozho6799/
Paços6793/
Posaa6790/
Pauso6789/
Pozsa6782/
Pouzo6775/
Pusot6774/
Pooza6769/
Pasot6764/
Poesa6763/
Phuso6763/
Pasod6763/
Paeso6761/
Posohova6759/
Poysa6745/
Pozoz6744/
Posaz6744/
Pesoi6739/
Potsa6738/
Pozio6738/
Phoxo6737/
Pasoz6732/
Pocio6730/
Poços6728/
Pasou6726/
Poseu6725/
Puiso6724/
Porzo6720/
Posád6717/
Pazoo6716/
Poijo6715/
Posah6713/
Pojjo6712/
Poujo6712/
Pheso6712/
Posau6711/
Pusoh6710/
Potco6710/
Pusoa6710/
Poissoit678/
Bpaso677/
Pocoi677/
Pudso677/
Hpaso676/
Pojou676/
Pêsso676/
Podjo675/
Puoco675/
Pusoi674/
Pozou674/
Pfoco673/
Pasoň673/
Pusos673/
Pasoh673/
Putso673/
Pojoj673/
Peuso672/
Počas672/
Podschos672/
Pesoh672/
Pesou672/
Pasoj672/
Puosa672/
Posap672/
Pajoo672/
Posga671/
Pojoi671/
Pozoa671/
Pozuo671/
Pesoy671/
Pooco671/
Pouço671/
Pahso671/
Phozo671/
Poizo671/
Podžo671/
Poezo671/
Pusoy671/
Pozot671/
Ppoco671/
Ppuso671/
Pousá671/
Pazso671/
Pohco671/
Pocoh671/
Potschop670/
Puojo670/

Poso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poso in the Hindi language
पोसोposo-
Poso in the Russian language
Посоposo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poso
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