Poivey Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poivey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poivey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4421:150,27823,282
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Poivey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poivey occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poivey? popularity and diffusion

Poivey is the 640,141st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Poivey are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Poivey is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 150,278. In France it is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 56 percent are found, Grand Est, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Apart from France this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Poivey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poivey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poivey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poivey are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Poivey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povey917,742/
Pivey914/
Poovey83956/
Poivet83491/
Paivey8354/
Poivez833/
Poevey831/
Peivey830/
Pievey830/
Phovey830/
Pove80165/
Pive8050/
Pivy801/
Povy800/
Poivych777/
Payivey771/
Poijvez770/
Pavey735,380/
Povea733,188/
Poves731,859/
Pevey731,116/
Pover731,029/
Piver73617/
Pivet73597/
Pieve73452/
Pobie73306/
Povhe73292/
Povez73187/
Povay7382/
Paive7376/
Povee7355/
Pivie7352/
Povyd7342/
Powie7327/
Povie7327/
Poivi7327/
Pobey7321/
Poiva7320/
Pouve7318/
Poeby7310/
Poove737/
Povej737/
Poiwe737/
Povyt737/
Poibe736/
Piove735/
Povée735/
Powey734/
Pouvy734/
Piwey733/
Paivy733/
Povet733/
Pivoy732/
Pives732/
Phove732/
Poovy731/
Pived731/
Pibey731/
Pivay731/
Poiby731/
Poveh731/
Poved731/
Pieby731/
Phovy731/
Pievy730/
Pompey674,355/
Peavey672,639/
Peevey67586/
Pivetz6774/
Paivay6747/
Pivett6734/
Piveux6730/
Pivaya6728/
Pouvei6728/
Pishve6722/
Paivet6720/
Paiove6719/
Posvyt6719/
Poiava6717/
Pobiya6713/
Payvey6713/
Povetz6710/
Pivaye678/
Poiywa678/
Povesh678/
Paveyo677/
Povych677/
Paevey676/
Piviyo676/
Pohvee676/
Poveas675/
Paivie675/
Poveia674/
Phoibe674/
Pouver674/
Povest673/
Phouvy673/
Pivets672/
Paveya672/
Poviya672/
Ponpey672/
Pouvet672/
Pishvy672/
Phoeby672/
Piveia672/
Poieva671/
Poivis671/
Poouey671/
Povayy671/
Povett671/
Pivawe671/
Piveer671/
Pivych671/
Poboie671/
Paivea671/
Paiver671/
Pawiey671/
Paiave671/
Pieveu671/
Piobie671/
Pivayi671/
Pouwey671/
Pouwie671/
Poveje671/
Pouves671/
Phovee671/
Phovie670/
Poyvez670/
Poiuer670/
Poover670/
Pitver670/
Pievie670/
Puoves670/
Powhie670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poivey
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