Poy Surname

85,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Poy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,9991:7,747855
Spain5211:89,7357,546
Indonesia4971:266,09524,062
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
United States3751:966,55771,847
Dominican Republic3471:30,0661,787
Argentina3301:129,52510,974
Vietnam1581:586,3671,548
France1531:434,13562,815
Italy1011:605,51255,891
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Canada551:669,92054,285
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
India361:21,307,372304,812
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Australia331:818,05251,601
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Poy (3,137) may also be a first name.

Poy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poy (Marathi: पोय, Russian: Пой) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poy? popularity and diffusion

Poy is the 85,462nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,291,431 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Poy live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Poy is also the 128,527th most common first name internationally It is held by 3,137 people.

The surname is most common in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,999 people, or 1 in 7,747. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Kampong Speu Province, where 24 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent live and Kampong Thom Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia Poy exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Poy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poy last name grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poy surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Poy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $56,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poya867,164/
Poyo864,580/
Poyi861,299/
Pouy861,173/
Poye86817/
Phoy86188/
Pioy8680/
Poys8632/
Puoy8624/
Pooy8615/
Pohy869/
Poyd864/
Pyoy864/
Poyé863/
Poiy863/
Poyp862/
Poëy862/
Pgoy862/
Pojy862/
Poyt861/
Poyó861/
Poyh861/
Poyj861/
Poyy861/
Po8034,866/
Py806,910/
Pouye7533,622/
Pouya755,097/
Poyet753,494/
Phoya751,668/
Pooya751,266/
Poiyo751,101/
Poyos75642/
Poyaz75532/
Poyau75400/
Pooyi75287/
Poyah75175/
Poyoh75158/
Pooye75130/
Poyot75123/
Poyas7588/
Poyoo7578/
Poyat7564/
Poyee7561/
Phoyi7555/
Pouyo7552/
Poyap7538/
Poyod7537/
Phyoy7523/
Poysh7522/
Poyep7522/
Pioya7514/
Phoyo7513/
Pouhy7512/
Poyes7511/
Poyio7510/
Pouyt759/
Poyha758/
Poyss757/
Poyeh757/
Phojy756/
Poyad756/
Poyyi755/
Phouy755/
Pioyo753/
Pohiy753/
Pohya753/
Poiiy752/
Phoye752/
Bpoey751/
Poyth751/
Pfoya751/
Phuoy751/
Bpoya751/
Pioyi751/
Puohy751/
Poyez751/
Poyis751/
Poyop751/
P'Poy751/
Puoyo751/
Phohy751/
Poaya751/
Poyho751/
Phoyj751/
Pohyh751/
Pohyi751/
Pohyo751/
Puoiy751/
Poyst750/
Pop67252,709/
Poe67145,414/
Pio6750,762/
Pho6736,087/
Pyo6732,948/
Poh6723,632/
Pye6721,580/
Pay6717,653/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Puy675,814/
Pos675,502/
Poi674,710/
Pey673,542/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Pouyet671,473/
Phy671,440/
Pyy67614/
Pyt67451/
Pys67418/
Pyz67352/
Poš67232/
Ppy67191/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Pouyes67145/
Pouyat67141/
Poč67130/
Piy67122/
Ppo67111/
Pyi6796/
Pão6794/
Pyš6784/
Pouyez6782/
Poj6779/
Pohyeh6773/
Pgo6770/
Pohyae6763/
Poyeau6759/
Poç6758/
Phojiy6757/
Pouyot6754/
Pfo6741/
Poyaux6739/
Poyatt6737/
Pyh6736/
Phoyoo6730/
Pooyed6729/
Poï6720/
Pyd6718/
Pooyah6717/
Pouyap6716/
Poyaud6713/
Vpy6710/
Pooyee679/
Pyp678/
Pfy678/
Phoyod678/
Páy677/
Hpy677/
Pyś676/
Poî676/
Phoyee676/
Hpo675/
Pojaya674/
Poá674/
Pohyoh674/
Bpy674/
Poyitt673/
Vpo673/
Poyesh673/
Poyowa672/
Pohyah672/
Pooyae672/
Poyaja671/
Poyath671/
Poyett671/
Poyott671/
Puoyoe671/
Phoyah671/
Pyß671/
Poë671/
Phoyad671/
Pooyod671/
Pohyod671/
Poyass670/

Poy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poy in the Marathi language
पोयpoya75
पॉयpoya25
Poy in the Russian language
Пойpoj-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poy
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