Poul Surname

27,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Poul Surname Definition:

A Middle English (and French) form of Paul, q.v.

As Poul the apostle To the people taughte.—Piers Plowman, 12,038-39.

Poul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan9,5121:1,200243
Nigeria5,8121:30,4792,556
India3,1161:246,17014,318
Czechia4541:23,4223,635
France1471:451,85564,822
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Kenya541:855,18332,488
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
England171:3,277,533109,658
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Austria121:709,62061,025
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Poul (45,844) may also be a first name.

Poul Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Middle English (and French) form of Paul, q.v.

As Poul the apostle To the people taughte.—Piers Plowman, 12,038-39.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poul Last Name Facts

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

Poul (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻝ, Hindi: पौल, Marathi: पोळ, Oriya: ପାଉଲ, Russian: Поуль) occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,238th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 369,439 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Poul live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Poul is also the 19,879th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 45,844 people.

The last name Poul is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is borne by 9,512 people, or 1 in 1,200. Other than South Sudan Poul occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Poul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poul has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Poul last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Poul surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Poul earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.23% less than the national average, earning R 87,372 per year and in United States they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $53,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poule89218/
Poull89203/
Pouhl8915/
Poulø899/
Phoul898/
Pohul897/
Poulh896/
Pouel894/
Pould893/
Poulp892/
Pfoul891/
Pol8647,849/
Pul869,542/
Poujol804,006/
Poulle80527/
Poucel80303/
Pouele80279/
Pouyol8091/
Pouiol8077/
Poujal8060/
Pajoul8019/
Poulhe8017/
Pouell804/
Pouyal804/
Paouel804/
Pousel803/
Phoule802/
Payoul801/
Poucil801/
Pouhle801/
Poutil801/
Paul751,654,899/
Pohl7584,918/
Pool7558,576/
Pole7537,956/
Pule7536,015/
Puol7515,596/
Poll7510,172/
Puhl757,338/
Phul755,966/
Puel753,449/
Poel753,332/
Polt751,821/
Pull751,286/
Pold75687/
Puil75546/
Pult75474/
Polh75403/
Poil75313/
Peul75253/
Phol75241/
Pusl75227/
Posl75175/
Puul7580/
Pulh7543/
Puld7527/
Pulp7512/
Pfol759/
Potl756/
Ppol755/
Polp753/
Poyl753/
Pful753/
Pojl752/
Polì752/
Vpol752/
Bpul752/
Pgul751/
Pujl751/
Hpol751/
Putl751/
Bpol751/
Poulová73584/
Poussel73328/
Poyault7376/
Poucell7328/
Poulova737/
Pouelle731/
Pouyole731/
Poutelt730/
Pouhtel730/
Poole67120,940/
Putel6752,434/
Pujol6740,954/
Paule6713,352/
Phule6711,383/
Paull677,942/
Polle675,882/
Puyol674,269/
Potel674,174/
Phool673,650/
Phull673,365/
Pulle673,020/
Pfohl672,868/
Pfuhl671,777/
Powel671,471/
Puyal671,165/
Poell671,002/
Puell67808/
Phuel67796/
Poyil67778/
Pucel67769/
Pojol67673/
Puile67615/
Pujal67598/
Phole67537/
Poyal67505/
Poile67491/
Payul67428/
Posel67358/
Pahul67330/
Paiul67225/
Poisl67220/
Pauel67216/
Pusil67198/
Phulp67159/
Payol67155/
Poyle67151/
Phoel67131/
Poyol67126/
Peule67106/
Pauhl6794/
Polhe6791/
Puill6790/
Pusel6788/
Poslt6784/
Pucil6768/
Pugli6762/
Pajul6757/
Posle6756/
Peutl6745/
Phaul6741/
Potil6741/
Paiol6739/
Poiil6739/
Peual6736/
Pauul6733/
Putil6733/
Posil6730/
Poëll6727/
Pauld6726/
Pholh6725/
Pajol6724/
Puehl6723/
Pohll6723/
Pujel6720/
Pooll6718/
Ppaul6718/
Poolt6717/
Pußel6717/
Peyol6717/
Pouëssel6717/
Poyel6716/
Pogli6712/
Pfaul6712/
Puial6711/
Pusle678/
Pfhul678/
Pocel678/
Poial678/
Puitl678/
Vpaul677/
Peuhl677/
Pijol677/
Polhs677/
Pfhol676/
Pholl676/
Poiel675/
Phuul675/
Paulh675/
Pullì675/
Pocil675/
Paulp674/
Pujil674/
Puule674/
Pfull674/
Poiol674/
Pauyl673/
Phohl673/
Puyle673/
Pejol673/
Piyol673/
Pholt672/
Phuhl672/
Polph672/
Pulhe672/
Ppule672/
Phuil672/
Puiol672/
Puljz672/
Puthl672/
Poysl672/
Poitl672/
Puhll672/
Puyel672/
Polll672/
Polhl672/
Ppool671/
Poeyl671/
Potll671/
Puole671/
Pyiol671/
Puttl671/
Puull671/
Puiel671/
Puild671/
Peyul671/
Pfuel671/
Pfulh671/
Phusl671/
Hpole671/
Pojal671/
Poldt671/
Paulì671/
Pfuld671/
Peulh671/
Peull671/
Peuol671/
Pohlt671/
Pojil671/
Pyoal671/
Puilh671/
Puëll671/
Poltd671/
Pouldowa671/
Bphul671/
Pollh671/
Ppoil671/
Ppole671/
Pheul671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Polht671/
Pohjl671/
Hpule671/
Poold670/
Pfoll670/
Poolp670/
Pfool670/
Pyyol670/
Poill670/
Pfold670/
Vpool670/
Pfeul670/
Puoll670/
Peult670/

Poul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poul in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻝbwl-
Poul in the Marathi language
पोळpola54.72
पॉलpola22.64
पोलpola11.32
पूलpula7.55
पॉऊलpo'ula3.77
Poul in the Hindi language
पौलpaula50
पॉलpola31.82
पोलpola18.18
Poul in the Oriya language
ପାଉଲpa'ula50
ପାଓଲpa'ola16.67
ପାଉଲ୍pa'ul16.67
ପଉଲpa'ula16.67
Poul in the Russian language
Поульpoul-

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