Povelsen Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Povelsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 37 | 1:152,560 | 13,318 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Povelsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Povelsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Povelsen is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Povelsen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Povelsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Povelsen reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 152,560. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 46 percent live, Region Zealand, where 46 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 5 percent live. Other than Denmark Povelsen exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.
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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
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