Pouhela Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pouhela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pouhela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Pouhela Last Name Facts

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

Pouhela is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pouhela.

How Common Is The Last Name Pouhela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pouhela live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 63 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 23 percent are found and West Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Japan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouela9226/
Bouhela8612/
Pouhila861/
Pouelya861/
Puela83235/
Bouhelas80244/
Bouhelia801/
Peuela77209/
Bouela77179/
Mpuela77109/
Puelas7727/
Puheli771/
Puhila771/
Puhele771/
Puuela771/
Pooela771/
Puetla771/
Bouhelais752/
Poueylaud751/
Peuelas717,405/
Bouhila71659/
Pouilhe71116/
Puhilas7163/
Pouilya7123/
Pouhile7113/
Buhelha714/
Bouelaz714/
Peuelaz712/
Pouylau712/
Bouejla712/
Pouyila711/
Bouelha711/
Puelias711/
Bouhelo711/
Buela677,299/
Puila67280/
Bouhajla67240/
Vuela67136/
Pwela67114/
Pouillat6797/
Pouillas6765/
Pouyleau6749/
Pouilhes6743/
Poețelea6731/
Puelo6730/
Boueleau6728/
Pouyllau6718/
Buhehela679/
Bouhelou672/
Bouhilat671/
Bouelias671/
Pouylaha671/
Bouelhaz671/
Bouhaila671/
Bouelhat671/
Pauhello670/

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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 Pouhela
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