Pouwels Surname

174,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pouwels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pouwels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7351:9,7331,282
France3081:215,65833,528
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany871:925,35065,249
South Africa811:668,86148,796
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Pouwels Last Name Facts

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

Pouwels occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pouwels? popularity and diffusion

Pouwels is the 174,030th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,954,011 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Pouwels reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,735 people, or 1 in 9,733. In The Netherlands Pouwels is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 25 percent live, North Brabant, where 20 percent live and Limburg, where 18 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Pouwels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pouwels surname are 26.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pouwels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.87% more than the national average, earning R 589,032 per year; in United States they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $49,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $52,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pouwelse93236/
Pouwells932/
Powels92212/
Pouwls921/
Pouewells8814/
Pauwels8621,122/
Powells86346/
Powelss865/
Poweles861/
Pouwles861/
Powls83169/
Pauwells8050/
Poweless802/
Pauwuels802/
Powles772,664/
Pawels7750/
Powelz7729/
Powöls7716/
Powils7714/
Powlls770/
Powelless751/
Powless711,300/
Powills7150/
Pawells719/
Pauwelz718/
Pauwles714/
Pawelsz711/
Paweles711/
Pauuels711/
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Footnotes

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