Pöhnert Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Pöhnert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pöhnert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439

The alternate forms: Pohnert (152) are calculated separately.

Pöhnert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pöhnert occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Pohnert. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöhnert? popularity and diffusion

Pöhnert is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Pöhnert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pöhnert reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany Pöhnert is most frequent in: Saxony, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent reside and Liechtenstein, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohnert95152/
Pöhner92655/
Pönert9240/
Pehnert8626/
Pöner8313/
Poehnert8070/
Pohner77320/
Ponert77252/
Pahner77159/
Panert7772/
Penert7729/
Phaner7720/
Pögner775/
Phoner772/
Phener771/
Poehner71240/
Pannert7190/
Ponnert7170/
Phenner7129/
Pohneer718/
Phonart717/
Pohnner711/
Phaneur711/
Penerth711/
Phonner710/
Phenier710/
Paner676,324/
Pener67463/
Poner67153/
Peenaert6778/
Péner676/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pöhnert
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