Pochwała Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pochwała Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pochwała 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
Poland3901:97,45814,907
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pochwała Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pochwała occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pochwała? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pochwała is the 738,530th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pochwała are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 97,458. Not including Poland it exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent are found.

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
Pochwala8818/
Powała861,067/
Pochwalla828/
Pohwala8019/
Poszwała751/
Powala71181/
Pawała711/
Powalla67229/
Pobhala672/
Powalay671/

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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 Pochwała
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