Pöhö Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pöhö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pöhö Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland951:57,8606,767
Sweden111:895,16066,831

The alternate forms: Poho (2,350) are calculated separately.

Pöhö Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pöhö occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Poho. Click here for further potential spellings of Pöhö.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöhö? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pöhö is the 1,785,358th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pöhö are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 57,860. In Finland Pöhö is most common in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent live, Tavastia Proper, where 28 percent live and Kymenlaakso, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Finland it is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöyhö896/
Pöö861/
Poho832,350/
Pöyhiö801/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pöhö
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