Poveda Surname

9,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Poveda Surname Definition:

Found in Vizcaya and in Burgos. Name of several villages near Osma, Cuenca, Salamanca, and Sigüenza. Derived from latin "popetum," meaning a black poplar tree.

Syncopation of "polveda" meaning a great cloud of dust or indicating a very dusty place.

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Poveda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia27,1531:1,759343
Spain11,6651:4,008497
Ecuador6,3241:2,515445
Nicaragua5,2891:1,138225
Costa Rica1,9101:2,503304
Venezuela1,8411:16,4061,279
Panama1,6661:2,348338
Chile1,4441:12,200982
United States9861:367,60532,648
Cuba8431:13,6691,016
Bolivia7861:13,5071,321
Argentina6971:61,3255,218
Brazil4921:435,11016,513
Ukraine1811:251,50732,977
France1211:548,94874,759
Peru881:361,18312,230
Honduras751:117,5531,808
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Canada581:635,26952,014
Uruguay561:61,2816,605
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
England421:1,326,62059,571
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Wales81:386,81619,671
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China61:227,886,92811,701
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Malta41:107,5681,849
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Povéda (5) & Póveda (2) are calculated separately.

Poveda (48) may also be a first name.

Poveda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Vizcaya and in Burgos. Name of several villages near Osma, Cuenca, Salamanca, and Sigüenza. Derived from latin "popetum," meaning a black poplar tree.

Syncopation of "polveda" meaning a great cloud of dust or indicating a very dusty place. Comes from the latin "pulvus."

Basque name from valley of Gordejuela (Vizcaya). One branch in Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Poveda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poveda (Russian: Поведа) is found most in Colombia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Povéda or Póveda. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poveda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poveda is the 9,125th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 117,327 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Poveda reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 27,153 people, or 1 in 1,759. In Colombia it is most common in: Capital District, where 40 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 21 percent are found and Santander Department, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 19 percent are found and Ecuador, where 10 percent are found.

Poveda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Poveda surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poveda last name are 45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poveda earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,097 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning $26,605,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $52,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povéda945/
Póveda942/
Povedad922/
Poveeda921/
Povedas921/
Pobeda832,364/
Povoda83303/
Povedo8350/
Povada8321/
Peveda8312/
Povida8311/
Povede836/
Paveda835/
Povedi831/
Pobieda7720/
Povidas778/
Poovada775/
Pobedas771/
Pobedash71402/
Povydash7196/
Povedych7128/
Povidash7116/
Pompedda716/
Povedich713/
Paveisda711/
Pevida671,197/
Pavada67627/
Powada67130/
Powede6760/
Pobida6714/
Pavida6713/
Pobyda6710/
Pabeda672/
Paweda672/
Pevada672/
Pavoda672/
Povido671/
Pobedi671/
Povado671/
Pavede671/
Powedy670/

Poveda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poveda in the Russian language
Поведаpoveda-

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