Poyu Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Poyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Poyu (193) may also be a first name.
Poyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poyu (Oriya: େପାୟୁ, Russian: Пою) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Poyu is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Poyu reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 193 people.
The surname Poyu is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 87 percent reside, Morobe, where 10 percent reside and East Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poyu in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାୟୁ | epayu | 87.5 |
| େପାୟୂ | epayu | 12.5 |
| Poyu in the Russian language | ||
| Пою | pou | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poyu
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