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 last name Poivey is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poivey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poivey is the 640,141st most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name Poivey is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Poivey live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Poivey is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 150,278. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 56 percent reside, Grand Est, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France Poivey is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Poivey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poivey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poivey surname contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poivey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poivey surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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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