Poyen Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5301:125,32619,051
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poyen (46) may also be a first name.

Poyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poyen is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poyen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 527,543rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Poyen reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 125,326. In France Poyen is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Normandy, where 23 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Poyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poyen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poyen last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoyen91151/
Poyeng9112/
Pooyen915/
Poysen913/
Poyene912/
Poycen911/
Poyent911/
Pohyen911/
Poen891,011/
Pyen89174/
Poyn893/
Phooyen835/
Payen8012,254/
Puyen801,002/
Poyan80373/
Peyen80321/
Poyon80192/
Phoen80134/
Powen8042/
Pojen8027/
Poyem8015/
Poyin809/
Poyne807/
Poenn805/
Poyón804/
Poehn803/
Piyen802/
Pohyn802/
Pouen801/
Phyen801/
Pioyn801/
Poenh801/
Poyàn801/
Poyán801/
Pyjen801/
Poyenova774/
Pouyenne772/
Payeng7330,357/
Pooyan734,092/
Payten73763/
Paysen73699/
Poyane73530/
Phuyen73350/
Poyant73263/
Poyong73156/
Pouyan73144/
Peyeng73133/
Peysen73110/
Poyina7359/
Ppoyan7352/
Pojeen7349/
Pouene7340/
Pousen7334/
Poyang7331/
Payoen7323/
Phouen7317/
Payeen7312/
Poying7310/
Payend7310/
Poisen739/
Poihyn738/
Pojent737/
Phoyan736/
Payent734/
Poggen734/
Payene734/
Phayen734/
Pohean733/
Phoehn732/
Puyeng732/
Pouyon732/
Poieng732/
Peyene732/
Phiyen731/
Payenh731/
Puooen731/
Puyien731/
Powene731/
Peyten731/
Pauyen731/
Payhen731/
Phowen731/
Pioyan731/
Poiten731/
Poysin731/
Poytin731/
Pouyem731/
Poween731/
Pohyna731/
Poisyn731/
Poojen731/
Pouten730/
Pean674,441/
Pein673,765/
Pien671,576/
Payn671,358/
Peyn67800/
Poin67557/
Puen67551/
Peen67371/
Paen67371/
Peun67165/
Poun67139/
Puyn67123/
Phoyane6737/
Poym6733/
Phojeen6718/
Payengh6710/
Poojeen677/
Payseng676/
Phaycen675/
Pooyang675/
Poihyna675/
Pejn674/
Pohweng673/
Pouchen672/
Pooyand672/
Pogienė672/
Pohieng671/
Payeeng671/
Payengq671/
Payenng671/
Paysend671/
Poussen671/
Poychin671/
Poyhina671/
Paycent671/
Poujenc671/
Phoyong671/
Pohyang671/
Püyn671/
Poyanne671/
Poujenq671/
Pouyong671/
Poyhone671/
Poujeen671/
Phooyon671/
Phoying671/
Pojn671/
Paysent670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poyen
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