Povas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Povas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Povas (11) may also be a first name.

Povas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Povas (Marathi: पॉवस) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Povas is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Povas live; 46 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Povas is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil Povas is most numerous in: Paraná, where 31 percent live, São Paulo, where 31 percent live and Maranhão, where 23 percent live. Apart from Brazil Povas exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 25 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poveas915/
Pouvas912/
Povase912/
Pova89461/
Povashe831/
Povoa803,189/
Povea803,188/
Pavas802,902/
Povah80454/
Pobas80428/
Povay8082/
Pevas8080/
Pošva8058/
Povaz8045/
Posva8030/
Pouva8023/
Poiva8020/
Powas8012/
Povad807/
Puova806/
Povos805/
Phova805/
Povac803/
Ppova803/
Povai802/
Povha802/
Povap801/
Povóa801/
Povat801/
Pavase731,900/
Poshva73299/
Pompas73239/
Povacz7350/
Povaha7338/
Posvai7337/
Pošvai7310/
Pavash7310/
Poovad737/
Povost736/
Pasvas735/
Pobats735/
Povazh735/
Phouva735/
Pavais735/
Patvas733/
Puivas733/
Pobash732/
Pobase731/
Pobais731/
Pochva731/
Puovac731/
Povosd731/
Powaas731/
Powahs731/
Phavas731/
Pevash731/
Peveas731/
Poovat731/
Hpavas731/
Povatt731/
Povods731/
Ponpas731/
Pava6750,982/
Poba676,190/
Pavashe674,191/
Powa67885/
Páva67272/
Povo67244/
Pouvait6751/
Povaľač6734/
Pavahas6720/
Pompash6715/
Poovatt673/
Póva672/
Powaisz671/
Poobast671/
Povaĺač671/
Poumpas671/
Povaova671/
Phavase671/
Pobasse671/
Pozsvai671/
Pouvosh671/
Ppovost670/

Povas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povas in the Marathi language
पॉवसpovasa-

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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 Povas
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