Pooviah Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Pooviah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooviah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore601:91,7953,674
India201:38,353,269431,471
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pooviah (10) may also be a first name.

Pooviah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pooviah (Marathi: पूवीयाह) is held by more people in Singapore than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pooviah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooviah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Pooviah live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Singapore, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 91,795. Other than Singapore it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poovaiah93283/
Povia83947/
Povah83454/
Poovi8310/
Poovaiya8010/
Poveia774/
Piovia773/
Poviya772/
Poaova772/
Peovih771/
Poovao771/
Poifah771/
Boovia770/
Povh73545/
Pova73461/
Povi7325/
Poov731/
Bovaiah7110/
Pavaiah714/
Poovaya713/
Poivaia713/
Pouveia711/
Poovaee711/
Pavia6713,853/
Povoa673,189/
Povea673,188/
Bovia67380/
Povhe67292/
Pevia67149/
Povio67138/
Piovi6790/
Povay6782/
Boova6766/
Pavah6764/
Puvia6750/
Peova6746/
Piova6739/
Poeva6728/
Povie6727/
Poivi6727/
Pouva6723/
Poiva6720/
Pivia6718/
Pouvi6712/
Paovi679/
Poove677/
Puova676/
Pivah676/
Poovayya675/
Bovah675/
Puvah675/
Pifah674/
Poovu674/
Pofia674/
Boovi673/
Pevah673/
Ppova673/
Paova673/
Bovvaiah673/
Poofa673/
Povha672/
Povai672/
Poava672/
Povua672/
Poofi671/
Poovy671/
Povhaiya671/
Poveh671/
Peovi671/
Pavvaiah671/
Pouviaux671/
Puvih671/
Ppoov671/
Povóa671/
Bhovaiah671/

Pooviah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pooviah in the Marathi language
पूवीयाहpuviyaha-

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