Poyan Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Poyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria961:4,945869
Spain771:607,16928,212
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

The alternate forms: Poyàn (1) & Poyán (1) are calculated separately.

Poyan (195) may also be a first name.

Poyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poyan (Marathi: पोयान, Russian: Поян) is more frequently found in Transnistria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Poyàn or Poyán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poyan is the 764,765th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Poyan reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Poyan is also the 649,894th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 195 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Transnistria, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 4,945. In Transnistria Poyan is primarily found in: Grigoriopol District, where 60 percent reside, Tiraspol Municipality, where 30 percent reside and Rîbnița District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Transnistria this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Poyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Poyan last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poyan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Poyan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.76% less than the national average, earning 253,475 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poyàn931/
Poyán931/
Pooyan914,092/
Poyane91530/
Poyant91263/
Pouyan91144/
Ppoyan9152/
Poyang9131/
Phoyan916/
Pioyan911/
Poyn893/
Phoyane8337/
Pooyang835/
Pooyand832/
Pohyang831/
Poyanne831/
Payan8036,417/
Poyam801,508/
Poian80750/
Poyen80614/
Piyan80560/
Puyan80335/
Poyon80192/
Peyan80182/
Pojan80166/
Pyoan8017/
Poyin809/
Poyne807/
Pyyan805/
Poyón804/
Pohyn802/
Pioyn801/
Pouyanne77372/
Poyanova7737/
Payang7311,315/
Poojan732,741/
Payand731,871/
Payant731,590/
Peyang73730/
Puyang73392/
Piyang73255/
Poyong73156/
Phoyen73151/
Phojan73115/
Payhan7396/
Phayan7390/
Puyane7375/
Payane7365/
Peyane7364/
Poyina7359/
Poiane7329/
Pauyan7321/
Pheyan7316/
Piyane7315/
Peyand7315/
Pahyan7313/
Poyeng7312/
Poying7310/
Pooyam7310/
Pojang7310/
Ppiyan738/
Bpiyan738/
Pijyan738/
Poihyn738/
Phyyan737/
Pooyen735/
Poysen733/
Pouian733/
Phiyan733/
Pohean733/
Phuyan732/
Payann732/
Poyene732/
Pouyon732/
Piojan732/
Poiand731/
Payanh731/
Poycen731/
Poyham731/
Ppayan731/
Poyent731/
Peyant731/
Piyant731/
Poyaum731/
Poysin731/
Poytin731/
Peyamn731/
Peeyan731/
Phoyam731/
Pohyen731/
Pohyna731/
Poiank731/
Poisyn731/
Pain6732,899/
Paun6725,872/
Pean674,441/
Payn671,358/
Poen671,011/
Peyn67800/
Poin67557/
Paen67371/
Péan67242/
Poggian67232/
Phayane67184/
Pyen67174/
Poun67139/
Puyn67123/
Pheyane6755/
Poym6733/
Payanne6724/
Phojang6720/
Piyamne6718/
Phoihan677/
Phiyang675/
Phiyane675/
Phooyen675/
Poihyna675/
Phuyang674/
Phoiang673/
Paín672/
Poojang672/
Payandh671/
Poychin671/
Poyhina671/
Phayant671/
Phoyong671/
Pheyang671/
Püyn671/
Pouyong671/
Poyhone671/
Poihang671/
Phoojan671/
Phooyam671/
Phooyon671/
Phoying671/
Phiojan671/
Pojn671/

Poyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poyan in the Marathi language
पोयानpoyana66.67
पोयनpoyana33.33
Poyan in the Russian language
Поянpoan-

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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 Poyan
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