Poew Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Poew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poew is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poew is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Poew live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 100 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Poew Last Name Statistics demography

Poew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poewe8959/
Poews891/
Poeww891/
Pow864,447/
Pouw752,939/
Phow7545/
Poev7544/
Paew7515/
Peuw752/
Poow752/
Poef751/
Ppow751/
Poww751/
Pfow750/
Pouwe67604/
Peuwe6724/
Phoev679/
Poowe677/
Phaew672/
Poufe671/
Peevw671/
Pousw671/
Poezf671/
Pàoow671/
Poeff670/
Poevs670/

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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 Poew
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