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

Povi (Hindi: पोवी, Russian: Пови, Tibetan: པོ་བི་) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Povi.

How Common Is The Last Name Povi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Povi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Povi reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 234,650th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,150 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: National Capital District, where 38 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent reside and Northern, where 15 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Povi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

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

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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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