Poulin Surname

13,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Poulin Surname User-submission:

A French surname deriving from Brittany, originally a nickname for someone who owned chickens.

Poulin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada27,3581:1,347105
United States8,7011:41,6575,110
France3,3691:19,7162,288
Belgium2181:52,7378,610
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Denmark761:74,2737,314
India621:12,372,022220,417
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Singapore211:262,27211,611
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
England171:3,277,533109,658
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Poulin (710) may also be a first name.

Poulin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A French surname deriving from Brittany, originally a nickname for someone who owned chickens.

- itsquietuptown

Poulin Last Name Facts

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

Poulin (Marathi: पोिलन, Oriya: ପାଉଲିନ) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,884th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 181,476 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Poulin are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Poulin is also the 309,966th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 710 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 27,358 people, or 1 in 1,347. In Canada Poulin is most numerous in: Quebec, where 86 percent live, Ontario, where 9 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Besides Canada this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Poulin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poulin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poulin surname grew 6,171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poulin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poulin last name are 13.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Poulin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $41,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poullin92284/
Poulina92276/
Pouling927/
Poulion924/
Pouslin922/
Poulint921/
Poutlin920/
Pouhlin920/
Polin9114,131/
Pulin911,731/
Pouln912/
Poullion86128/
Poulling860/
Paulin8350,135/
Poling8310,284/
Pullin837,008/
Polina835,877/
Pulina832,436/
Pollin831,455/
Puling831,254/
Pulhin83394/
Polion83302/
Poulen83283/
Polgin83105/
Puglin8364/
Poolin8361/
Polien8349/
Pholin8340/
Pohlin8329/
Pulion8321/
Polind8312/
Poelin8310/
Polijn839/
Puslin839/
Puolin838/
Poylin837/
Puhlin837/
Poglin837/
Poulyn836/
Phulin836/
Polhin835/
Pulgin834/
Polinn834/
Poilin833/
Peulin832/
Poulim832/
Poslin832/
Poluin832/
Potlin832/
Pulink831/
Putlin831/
Puulin831/
Polint831/
Puelin830/
Poulingue80360/
Poln8011/
Paulina7712,512/
Pauling773,446/
Pollina772,983/
Pulling771,704/
Paullin77925/
Polling77696/
Pollien77412/
Pollion77279/
Paulien77258/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Pullion7751/
Peuling7745/
Pohlink7736/
Pullien7722/
Poelina7721/
Poullen7714/
Paulion7714/
Pullina779/
Pollijn778/
Pijolin777/
Pollgin776/
Pollind775/
Pouslen774/
Poilien774/
Paulind773/
Poylina772/
Pullinn772/
Polingq772/
Phoglin772/
Puiling771/
Poilina771/
Poiling771/
Polyuin771/
Poolina771/
Peaulin771/
Puolina771/
Pulingk771/
Phaulin771/
Pholina771/
Pauglin771/
Paulint771/
Potling771/
Polinne771/
Pauelin771/
Paulinė771/
Peyolin771/
Polinth771/
Pautlin770/
Paulinn770/
Pheulin770/
Phuling770/
Paulisn770/
Pooling770/
Puillin770/
Palin738,821/
Polen734,864/
Polyn731,126/
Polim73443/
Pulyn73190/
Pulen73187/
Pulim73111/
Pauln7321/
Polne7320/
Polín7310/
Polln733/
Pooln731/
Pueln731/
Puhln731/
Pulén731/
Polõn731/
Hpuln731/
Polnn730/
Poeln730/
Polhn730/
Pulln730/
Poillion71338/
Polinova71285/
Paulienė71222/
Paulling71164/
Puolienė7147/
Paullina7123/
Piyolina7117/
Poellien718/
Paullion717/
Polinová717/
Pulinova712/
Paulinne712/
Paullien712/
Poillien711/
Pohlingk711/
Polllion711/
Pocellin711/
Phuiling711/
Phohling711/
Pautling710/
Poweling710/
Poullaen710/
Pautlind710/
Pullen6729,957/
Palina672,886/
Paling672,877/
Pollen671,916/
Pallin671,902/
Pohlen671,244/
Paulen671,028/
Pollyn67997/
Peulen67862/
Poleng67862/
Phalin67430/
Puleng67376/
Poelen67371/
Poolen67327/
Pailin67273/
Palion67234/
Paslin67213/
Patlin67185/
Peylin67185/
Pielin67170/
Pulyna67169/
Polyna67154/
Polyon67129/
Paulim67120/
Polent67103/
Palgin6796/
Paulyn6780/
Pollingue6768/
Pahlin6765/
Polhen6764/
Paulín6748/
Polehn6743/
Paulinová6741/
Paglin6736/
Palint6736/
Peilin6733/
Pullyn6731/
Puilen6730/
Pulent6730/
Palien6729/
Pulyon6729/
Polend6728/
Pullim6718/
Pealin6714/
Phulim6714/
Paluin6713/
Paylin6711/
Palhin6711/
Pohlén6710/
Palink679/
Poilen677/
Puhlen677/
Poleen675/
Pulhen675/
Poläng675/
Paulinova675/
Paulén673/
Polaen673/
Paulne673/
Puloen672/
Polimg672/
Paalin672/
Polynt672/
Paulìn672/
Poolim672/
Puelen671/
Poslen671/
Poleun671/
Polinnova671/
Phulen671/
Pólint671/
Põlina671/
Páling671/
Puelén671/
Pulhim671/
Potlen671/
Poulengue671/
Pollim671/
Poilim671/
Pajlin671/
Paulnk671/
Putlen670/
Puslen670/
Pulend670/
Peelin670/

Poulin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poulin in the Oriya language
ପାଉଲିନpa'ulina50
େପୗଲିନepalina50
Poulin in the Marathi language
पोिलनpoilana50
पॉलीनpolina50

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