Povalej Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Povalej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povalej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2481:10,0312,341
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Povalej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Povalej is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Povalej? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 878,878th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Povalej is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Povalej live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 10,031. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 57 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 29 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 11 percent live. Apart from Slovenia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povale92338/
Potvaleji881/
Povalec8662/
Povaley8658/
Povalei8628/
Potvale8610/
Povaleč863/
Povaler863/
Povales862/
Povaled861/
Povalets801/
Posvallejos781/
Pavale772,862/
Powale77652/
Povala77321/
Povaly7736/
Povali7724/
Pobale7714/
Pevale7711/
Pouvaloue7513/
Pouvaille751/
Pouvallet750/
Povalyi71534/
Pavalec71309/
Povaliy71120/
Phavale71112/
Powalie7183/
Pauvale7146/
Poovala7123/
Povaloy7118/
Povaloi7112/
Poovali7110/
Pavalee7110/
Povalis717/
Powalye717/
Pevalea716/
Patvale715/
Pavhale715/
Povalla715/
Povalid713/
Pompale712/
Pobhale711/
Powalec711/
Poswale711/
Powales711/
Povalai711/
Pavalle711/
Pavaley711/
Pavalae711/
Pasvale711/
Pavales711/
Povalish6736/
Pavaletz6720/
Pouvelle6718/
Povalyay6714/
Pattvale677/
Peauvale677/
Pahavale676/
Pavalojh674/
Pavalesh672/
Ponpalle671/
Pompalle671/
Povalych671/
Poovalla671/
Pavaless671/
Pavhaloj671/
Powalesh671/
Poovalai671/
Pavalaji671/
Pavalekh671/
Poubaile671/

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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 Povalej
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