Poz Surname

191,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Poz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,9271:8,346980
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
France201:3,321,136213,627
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Põz (1) & Põž (12) are calculated separately.

Poz (48) may also be a first name.

Poz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poz (Russian: Поз) is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Põz or Põž. Click here for other potential spellings of Poz.

How Common Is The Last Name Poz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 191,129th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,303,511 people. The surname Poz is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Poz live; 87 percent live in Central America and 87 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,927 people, or 1 in 8,346. In Guatemala Poz is most prevalent in: Quetzaltenango Department, where 34 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 26 percent live and Suchitepéquez Department, where 13 percent live. Apart from Guatemala this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Poz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poz last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Poz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning $34,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Põz891/
Potz861,084/
Porz86357/
Posz86301/
Poiz8626/
Pooz8622/
Pocz8618/
Pozz8616/
Pouz868/
Phoz864/
Pozh863/
Poez862/
Hpoz862/
Pozx862/
Podz861/
Pohz861/
Pgoz861/
Po8034,866/
Põž7812/
Potze75575/
Poitz75220/
Poosz75171/
Pootz75141/
Poszt7591/
Pocze7551/
Potrz7551/
Pourz7547/
Poutz7532/
Pohtz7531/
Posze7527/
Poesz7523/
Pottz758/
Phoez754/
Puotz753/
Pouzh752/
Poudz751/
Poohz751/
Pouzz751/
Poisz751/
Postz750/
Paz67528,614/
Pop67252,709/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Pos675,502/
Poi674,710/
Poc673,463/
Poa671,653/
Puz671,640/
Pfoutz67365/
Pozova67251/
Poš67232/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Poč67130/
Ppo67111/
Pox67104/
Poj6779/
Pgo6770/
Poç6758/
Pfo6741/
Poï6720/
Páz676/
Poî676/
Hpo675/
Poá674/
Vpo673/
Phoutz672/
Pàz672/
Poszcz671/
Poë671/
Pootze670/
Pfottz670/
Poustz670/

Poz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poz in the Russian language
Позpoz-

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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 Poz
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