Povi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Povi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Povi (1,150) may also be a first name.

Povi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povi (Hindi: पोवी, Russian: Пови, Tibetan: པོ་བི་) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Povi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Povi live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 234,650th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,150 people.

Povi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Povi is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 38 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent live and Northern, where 15 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povis891,826/
Povio89138/
Poviz8929/
Povie8927/
Poivi8927/
Povid8926/
Pouvi8912/
Poovi8910/
Povit897/
Povai892/
Posvi891/
Phovi891/
Povich80506/
Poevai8074/
Povish8056/
Posvai8037/
Pouvei8028/
Pošvai8010/
Posvit808/
Poivis801/
Povhis801/
Phovie800/
Pobi752,130/
Pavi751,743/
Powi75365/
Pevi75263/
Pove75165/
Povy750/
Pouvait7351/
Poivaia733/
Pochvhi731/
Ppovich731/
Pozsvai731/
Povey677,742/
Povoa673,189/
Povea673,188/
Pavie672,210/
Poves671,859/
Pover671,029/
Pavis67981/
Pompi67685/
Pavei67628/
Poiba67435/
Powei67320/
Pobie67306/
Patvi67302/
Pavio67294/
Povhe67292/
Pavai67252/
Phavi67243/
Povez67187/
Pávai67139/
Pevie67136/
Powai67106/
Povay6782/
Páviš6773/
Pavgi6769/
Pobis6767/
Pauvi6764/
Pavit6756/
Povee6755/
Pavid6754/
Poiwi6748/
Paviz6744/
Paviy6744/
Pevii6742/
Povyd6742/
Pobai6740/
Powih6735/
Pobiš6731/
Powie6727/
Pevai6724/
Pouva6723/
Poiva6720/
Pojui6720/
Pouve6718/
Paavi6717/
Pobit6712/
Poiwa6712/
Pavyi6712/
Pasvi6710/
Pobui6710/
Pavij677/
Pobyi677/
Poove677/
Povej677/
Poiwe677/
Povyt677/
Phevi676/
Pawoi676/
Poibe676/
Puova676/
Phobi676/
Pouwi675/
Povée675/
Poibi675/
Pouvy674/
Pobhi673/
Ponpi673/
Paviš673/
Pávis673/
Povet673/
Pobei673/
Pouvishh672/
Phove672/
Povha672/
Poovy671/
Pavui671/
Peviy671/
Powoi671/
Povóa671/
Paviæ671/
Paviç671/
Poiby671/
Pobić671/
Pobiś671/
Poveh671/
Ppavi671/
Poved671/
Pavii671/
Pavhi671/
Pevei671/
Phovy671/
Phowi671/

Povi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povi in the Tibetan language
པོ་བི་pobi-
Povi in the Hindi language
पोवीpovi-
Povi in the Russian language
Повиpovi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Povi
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