Pöhl Surname
Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname
Pöhl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 864 | 1:93,178 | 11,661 |
| Italy | 113 | 1:541,210 | 52,828 |
| Austria | 100 | 1:85,154 | 12,686 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pőhl (1) are calculated separately.
Pöhl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pöhl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pöhl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Pőhl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pöhl? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 319,816th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pöhl reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Pöhl is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 864 people, or 1 in 93,178. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany Pöhl occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 10 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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