Poye Surname

423,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2101:38,8274,689
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
France971:684,77087,242
Liberia721:61,2305,350
Mauritius691:18,7453,894
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
India161:47,941,586492,263
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England71:7,959,723202,100
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Poyé (3) are calculated separately.

Poye (565) may also be a first name.

Poye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poye (Marathi: पोये) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Poyé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 423,762nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,919,885 people. The last name Poye occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Poye live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 353,173rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 565 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 38,827. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 53 percent reside, Enga, where 10 percent reside and Morobe, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Poye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poye surname increased 3,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poye last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.8% less than the national average, earning R 57,516 per year and in United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,822 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poyé923/
Pouye8933,622/
Poyet893,494/
Poiye89304/
Pooye89130/
Poyee8961/
Poyep8922/
Poyes8911/
Poyeh897/
Phoye892/
Poyye891/
Poyey891/
Poyez891/
Poe86145,414/
Pye8621,580/
Poy865,643/
Pouyet801,473/
Pouyes80145/
Pouyez8082/
Pohyeh8073/
Pohyae8063/
Poyeau8059/
Pooyed8029/
Pojeye8027/
Poyaee8018/
Poiyer8012/
Pooyee809/
Poyjeh808/
Phoyee806/
Pohyee804/
Poyaye803/
Poyesh803/
Pooyae802/
Poyett801/
Puoyoe801/
Pojjye801/
Poyaed801/
Poyaeh801/
Poiyee801/
Poyier800/
Paye7541,431/
Powe757,843/
Poya757,164/
Poyo754,580/
Poey752,334/
Poje751,717/
Poyi751,299/
Pouy751,173/
Phoe75373/
Puye75299/
Phoy75188/
Poue75169/
Peye75161/
Piye75130/
Phye75112/
Poei75107/
Poie75100/
Pioy7580/
Pyie7535/
Püye7535/
Poys7532/
Puoy7524/
Pooy7515/
Pyee7512/
Poee7510/
Pohy759/
Pyei759/
Poyd754/
Pyoy754/
Pyej753/
Poiy753/
Poyp752/
Bpoe752/
Poëy752/
Pgoy752/
Pojy752/
Poyt751/
Pfoe751/
Ppoe751/
Poyó751/
Poyh751/
Poyj751/
Poyy751/
Pfye751/
Hpye751/
Pooyesh73434/
Poyeaux7317/
Pooyaie7314/
Pouhyet7313/
Pooyaei732/
Pouyesh732/
Pouyaei732/
Pooyaee731/
Poyhess730/
Payet6742,356/
Pouya675,097/
Pajoy674,427/
Payes673,498/
Phoya671,668/
Pooya671,266/
Poiyo671,101/
Pouey67838/
Pojoy67796/
Paoue67647/
Poyos67642/
Payoe67585/
Poyaz67532/
Pogge67493/
Pouet67451/
Phoey67442/
Puyed67419/
Poyau67400/
Powei67320/
Pooyi67287/
Piyes67210/
Puiye67177/
Poyah67175/
Paiye67160/
Poyoh67158/
Payez67138/
Puyet67130/
Poejo67130/
Poyot67123/
Payep67117/
Poeea67113/
Poyas6788/
Payie6782/
Poyoo6778/
Payee6773/
Pojje6770/
Poweh6769/
Peyes6765/
Poyat6764/
Phoyi6755/
Pouyo6752/
Payae6748/
Peyed6741/
Peiye6740/
Poyap6738/
Poyod6737/
Phaye6731/
Poyai6729/
Peyeu6728/
Powie6727/
Payeh6724/
Phyoy6723/
Pouyé6723/
Pojie6723/
Poysh6722/
Pojed6722/
Pojay6720/
Pojuy6720/
Pejye6719/
Puyae6717/
Poiet6716/
Payed6715/
Piyeh6714/
Pioya6714/
Poyoy6713/
Phoyo6713/
Pouhy6712/
Puyep6712/
Poije6711/
Pojge6710/
Pouea6710/
Poeee6710/
Poyio6710/
Peyoy679/
Pouyt679/
Phoue678/
Powee678/
Pooyé678/
Poyha678/
Pijoe677/
Poyss677/
Poeai677/
Poowe677/
Phuye677/
Phojy676/
Poeia676/
Poyad676/
Poyyi675/
Paaye675/
Phouy675/
Pogie675/
Piyet675/
Pyoey675/
Poyoi675/
Peyei675/
Powey674/
Peyye674/
Poyay674/
Piyoy674/
Powez673/
Puyeu673/
Poeyo673/
Peyez673/
Pioyo673/
Pohiy673/
Poiae673/
Puyes673/
Pohya673/
Poiuy673/
Phoei673/
Poiiy672/
Pooje672/
Pujoy672/
Pheye672/
Peyet672/
Poueh672/
Piyee672/
Poued672/
Pyoay672/
Pieye672/
Payeu672/
Pooie672/
Poues672/
Bpoey671/
Poeuy671/
Poies671/
Payhe671/
Puyie671/
Pueoy671/
Poyth671/
Ppaye671/
Peyee671/
Pfoya671/
Phiye671/
Phuoy671/
Phyie671/
Pahye671/
Bpowe671/
Bpoya671/
Payei671/
Peyie671/
Poiei671/
Payey671/
Payoy671/
Peyeh671/
Piouy671/
Pioyi671/
Poiez671/
Po'ea671/
Puohy671/
Puyeh671/
Poyis671/
Poyop671/
Powed671/
Pouei671/
Pouje671/
P'Poy671/
Puoyo671/
Peeye671/
Phohy671/
Pioje671/
Poaya671/
Poyho671/
Pphye671/
Ppoue671/
Phoyj671/
Puyoy671/
Pohyh671/
Pohyi671/
Pohyo671/
Pojae671/
Pojeh671/
Pojeu671/
Puoiy671/
Piyey670/
Poiey670/
Peyey670/
Poyst670/
Pioey670/

Poye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poye in the Marathi language
पोयेpoye-

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