Polvora Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Polvora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polvora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Uruguay1501:22,8782,650
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Philippines1241:816,43777,513
Argentina921:464,60234,717
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Pólvora (151) & Pòlvora (1) are calculated separately.

Polvora Last Name Facts

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

Polvora occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pólvora or Pòlvora. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polvora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 333,948th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,589,101 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Polvora live; 74 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Polvora is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 571 people, or 1 in 374,911. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 31 percent are found, Bahia, where 28 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Beside Brazil it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pólvora95151/
Pòlvora951/
Polvorra931/
Polvara86395/
Polvera86188/
Polvore8616/
Poluora861/
Polverea806/
Polvorio801/
Pelvera71104/
Polvero7128/
Polvari716/
Palvera712/
Palvara712/
Pòlvera711/
Pollbore671/
Palvari5727/
Palbara5714/
Palvary571/
Poluari571/
Paluera571/
Palvarez535/
Palvario533/
Potluari533/
Pallboro531/
Palbaraj531/
Phoolwari507/
Phoolbari504/

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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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  • 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 Polvora
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