Poovan Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Poovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3291:164,67418,420
India361:21,307,372304,812
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Poovan (200) may also be a first name.

Poovan Last Name Facts

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

Poovan is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poovan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 661,581st most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Poovan is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Poovan are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 640,739th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 200 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 164,674. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Poovan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Poovan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 45.09% more than the national average, earning R 344,784 per year and in United States they earn 58.53% more than the national average, earning $68,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povan914/
Poovasin868/
Poovaten861/
Pooshvan861/
Poowan8315/
Povane838/
Pooban838/
Potvan836/
Poivan834/
Pouvan834/
Povanc831/
Pošvanc77119/
Potvain7782/
Poowang7750/
Poompan7741/
Povhane7730/
Poonpan7722/
Posvanc7721/
Povasin7717/
Poovong779/
Phoowan776/
Phooban775/
Pohvane771/
Povahne771/
Pouvang771/
Pottvan770/
Pavan7328,728/
Powon731,536/
Powan73526/
Puvan7354/
Pobon7343/
Povon736/
Poban734/
Păvan731/
Phoobane7161/
Phouvanh7113/
Poonphan7110/
Povanova719/
Pooveing716/
Phoowang715/
Pobanova714/
Pooswang714/
Phoompan714/
Povahyna712/
Pooweang712/
Phouvang711/
Phoonpan711/
Poosuang711/
Pooswaan711/
Poochuan711/
Pasvan6757,163/
Ponpon671,454/
Pavane671,337/
Pompon67612/
Powane67535/
Ponpan67128/
Pompan6779/
Pavhan6753/
Phowan6749/
Pohban6734/
Poboon6734/
Poboynova6728/
Pojwan6726/
Paavan6725/
Pauvan6724/
Pavaan6724/
Pobang6723/
Pavang6722/
Pahvan6720/
Poewon6719/
Pavain6716/
Phoomphan6716/
Powhan6715/
Powoon6714/
Poband6713/
Paboon6713/
Phuvan6712/
Pobane6711/
Posbon6711/
Phobon6710/
Powong6710/
Pavann678/
Pavant677/
Pohwan677/
Pavand677/
Phoban677/
Poyuan676/
Puivan674/
Poiwan674/
Poubon674/
Poboinova674/
Puvann673/
Potban673/
Phavan673/
Puboon673/
Puowan673/
Patvan672/
Pobong672/
Phoonphan672/
Poswon671/
Puvane671/
Povein671/
Ppavan671/
Bpavan671/
Hpavan671/
Pobonk671/
Pobhan671/
Pouvanova671/
Posuan671/
Phoonpean671/
Phowon671/
Putvan670/

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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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  • 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 Poovan
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