Pou Surname

35,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Pou Surname User-submission:

A topographical surname. 'Pou' means 'Well' in the Catalan/Valencian language.

Pou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,4351:13,6101,564
Dominican Republic2,4341:4,286473
Indonesia2,2851:57,8776,378
United States1,6341:221,82321,495
Cambodia1,4481:10,696986
Papua New Guinea7491:10,886964
France4351:152,69623,696
New Zealand3411:13,2802,305
Argentina3341:127,97410,841
India2181:3,518,64999,858
Uruguay2131:16,1121,821
Mexico1541:806,01411,701
Bolivia1501:70,7763,360
Cuba1381:83,4982,741
Iran951:808,23740,284
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
Belize881:4,039760
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Chile571:309,0618,852
Puerto Rico531:66,9841,326
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada421:877,27667,671
Honduras391:226,0632,372
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Solomon Islands331:17,5773,381
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
England241:2,321,58686,519
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
Macau161:37,602351
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
American Samoa141:3,983910
China141:97,665,8265,141
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Laos91:732,036508
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Poù (1) are calculated separately.

Pou (3,042) may also be a first name.

Pou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A topographical surname. 'Pou' means 'Well' in the Catalan/Valencian language.

- qualsevol

Pou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pou (Hindi: पोु, Marathi: पोउ) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Poù. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,174th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 484,834 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Pou reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 23 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 130,963rd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 3,042 people.

This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 3,435 people, or 1 in 13,610. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 60 percent live, Balearic Islands, where 27 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Not including Spain it exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Pou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pou last name rose 1,054 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pou surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning $39,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poù891/
Poux862,609/
Pous862,440/
Pohu861,535/
Pouy861,173/
Pout86765/
Phou86646/
Pouh86610/
Poue86169/
Pouč8696/
Poud8677/
Poup8672/
Pouj8622/
Pouz868/
Pouš864/
Pfou861/
Bpou861/
Hpou861/
Pgou861/
Vpou861/
Pu801,352,034/
Po8034,866/
Pouye7533,622/
Pouya755,097/
Pouch751,128/
Peyou75853/
Pouhe75805/
Poust75683/
Paoue75647/
Phohu75482/
Pouet75451/
Poyau75400/
Poush75229/
Payou75184/
Pouts7582/
Pouyo7552/
Pajou7549/
Pouha7543/
Poutz7532/
Pouss7526/
Pouji7525/
Poudd7515/
Poujo7512/
Pouhy7512/
Phoup7510/
Phout7510/
Pouyt759/
Phoue758/
Poutt757/
Phouy755/
Pouja755/
Pouds753/
Poult753/
Pouia752/
Poueh752/
Poued752/
Poues752/
Poudh751/
Pouhs751/
Phouj751/
Phous751/
Paiou751/
Pouhé751/
Pouje751/
Pouzz751/
Pouët751/
Ppoue751/
Poudz751/
Poiau751/
Pfous750/
Poupp750/
Pfout750/
Pop67252,709/
Poe67145,414/
Phu6767,716/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Pau6721,963/
Put6719,611/
Pot6716,485/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Puy675,814/
Poy675,643/
Pos675,502/
Poi674,710/
Pui674,054/
Peu673,440/
Pup672,494/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Puz671,640/
Pue671,634/
Pus671,572/
Pouyet671,473/
Pajouh67914/
Puu67860/
Puh67692/
Pud67452/
Puš67381/
Pfouts67281/
Puj67248/
Poš67232/
Pux67222/
Payoux67193/
Pouech67170/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poujet67149/
Poş67147/
Pouyes67145/
Pouyat67141/
Poč67130/
Ppu67115/
Ppo67111/
Pão6794/
Pouyez6782/
Poj6779/
Poutch6775/
Pgo6770/
Pgu6765/
Poyeau6759/
Poç6758/
Puğ6755/
Pouyot6754/
Pfo6741/
Poyaux6739/
Poujat6729/
Phouet6728/
Pohoue6728/
Payous6724/
Poujad6722/
Poï6720/
Pouyap6716/
Hpu6715/
Poyaud6713/
Phouji679/
Peyouh677/
Puđ677/
Payout676/
Poî676/
Puś676/
Puț676/
Pouehe675/
Bpu675/
Pfu675/
Pousch675/
Hpo675/
Pajoux675/
Poá674/
Vpo673/
Pouess672/
Phoutz672/
Phajou672/
Puß672/
Poooud672/
Peeous671/
Pouiat671/
Pouios671/
Pouiot671/
Poutts671/
Phouch671/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Pajout671/
Paihou671/
Puë671/
Puź671/
Poë671/
Poujos671/
Poujot671/
Pouowa671/
Poushs671/
Poujas671/
Phoutt671/
Vpu671/
Phouts670/
Pfoust670/
Pouesh670/
Poohou670/

Pou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pou in the Hindi language
पोुpou-
Pou in the Marathi language
पोउpo'u-

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