Povez Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Povez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1461:217,6999,653
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Panama41:978,06412,245
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Póvez (6) are calculated separately.

Povez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povez is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Póvez. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Povez? popularity and diffusion

Povez is the 1,239,697th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Povez is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Povez reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 217,699. In Peru it is primarily found in: Junín Region, where 55 percent reside, Lima Province, where 36 percent reside and Apurímac Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Peru this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 8 percent reside and Chile, where 6 percent reside.

Povez Last Name Statistics demography

Povez earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 26.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,299 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Póvez936/
Povetz9110/
Poivez913/
Poyvez910/
Pove89165/
Poijvez830/
Pavez8027,955/
Povey807,742/
Povea803,188/
Poves801,859/
Pover801,029/
Povhe80292/
Pevez80216/
Povec8099/
Povee8055/
Poviz8029/
Povie8027/
Pouve8018/
Poove807/
Povej807/
Povée805/
Pávez804/
Povet803/
Powez803/
Pévez803/
Phove802/
Poved801/
Poveh801/
Poovey73956/
Poivet73491/
Poivey73475/
Povitz7342/
Pouvei7328/
Powerz7313/
Pévecz7312/
Pevetz7311/
Paveez7310/
Povesh738/
Pohvee736/
Poveas735/
Pouver734/
Powetz734/
Peveez733/
Paevez733/
Povest733/
Pouvet732/
Pavezz731/
Phovee731/
Pouves731/
Pobecz731/
Pevecz731/
Paviez731/
Paveaz731/
Povese731/
Povies731/
Povice731/
Povett731/
Peevez731/
Puoves730/
Phovie730/
Poover730/
Phovey730/
Powe677,843/
Pave672,062/
Pobe671,116/
Potveer6743/
Povi6725/
Posvech675/
Powierz672/
Paeveez671/
Poosver671/
Povy670/

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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 Povez
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