Pouis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pouis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pouis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pouis (61) may also be a first name.

Pouis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pouis is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pouis? popularity and diffusion

Pouis is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Pouis are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pouis is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 61 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,247,274. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides The Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 25 percent reside and Greece, where 13 percent reside.

Pouis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pouis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pouis surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouais912/
Pouist911/
Pouish911/
Poui8960/
Poujois83281/
Pouit80133/
Pauis8076/
Poeis8033/
Pouai8031/
Pohui8027/
Pouid8020/
Pojui8020/
Pouhi8016/
Puhis8010/
Pouix807/
Pouic802/
Pohis802/
Pouei801/
Poueys7384/
Poijes7341/
Pujais7330/
Peyois7328/
Poihui7312/
Poeisz7310/
Pujois737/
Pouehi734/
Poehis734/
Poujai733/
Pauish732/
Pajois732/
Pouhai732/
Pujiis732/
Payois731/
Poouiz731/
Pouitt731/
Pejois731/
Pouice731/
Pouyès731/
Poujui731/
Poweis731/
Pueiss731/
Poouij731/
Poeiss730/
Poyois730/
Puie671,189/
Pouy671,173/
Puhi671,024/
Pohi67718/
Poua67376/
Pooi67316/
Poai67301/
Poes67209/
Poei67107/
Poie67100/
Pouhier6785/
Pajouhi6765/
Puți6765/
Paui6750/
Puei6722/
Pouj6722/
Paoi6714/
Peui6714/
Po'i6713/
Poueith6711/
Payauis679/
Poueyts678/
Pajauis675/
Puoi675/
Paiauis674/
Pouyaei672/
Pauweis671/
Pohjois671/
Puåi671/

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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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  • 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 Pouis
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