Povie Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Povie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Povie (16) may also be a first name.

Povie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Povie is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Povie reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Povie is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Povie is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 85 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Other than South Africa Povie exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Povie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Povie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Povie last name fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Povie Last Name Statistics demography

Povie earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.3% less than the national average, earning R 151,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povier912/
Povies911/
Phovie910/
Pove89165/
Povi8925/
Poivier831/
Poviest831/
Poyvier830/
Povey807,742/
Povea803,188/
Pavie802,210/
Poves801,859/
Povis801,826/
Pover801,029/
Pobie80306/
Povhe80292/
Povez80187/
Povio80138/
Pevie80136/
Povee8055/
Poviz8029/
Powie8027/
Poivi8027/
Povid8026/
Pouve8018/
Pouvi8012/
Poovi8010/
Poove807/
Povit807/
Povej807/
Poiwe807/
Poibe806/
Povée805/
Povet803/
Povai802/
Phove802/
Posvi801/
Phovi801/
Poveh801/
Poved801/
Poovey73956/
Pavier73851/
Povich73506/
Poivet73491/
Poivey73475/
Paviet73360/
Pompie73113/
Pobjie7384/
Poevai7374/
Povish7356/
Posvai7337/
Pouvei7328/
Povoji7314/
Pošvai7310/
Povetz7310/
Posvit738/
Povesh738/
Pohvee736/
Poveas735/
Poveia734/
Phoibe734/
Pouver734/
Povest733/
Poivez733/
Poviya732/
Powies732/
Pouvet732/
Pavies732/
Poevey731/
Poivis731/
Pobies731/
Peevie731/
Paviei731/
Povett731/
Povhis731/
Poboie731/
Paviez731/
Pobiet731/
Pouwie731/
Poveje731/
Pouves731/
Phovee731/
Poyvez730/
Poiuer730/
Poover730/
Puoves730/
Phovey730/
Powhie730/
Ponpie730/
Powe677,843/
Pobi672,130/
Pave672,062/
Pavi671,743/
Peve671,462/
Pobe671,116/
Powi67365/
Pevi67263/
Pouvait6751/
Potveer6743/
Povijit6711/
Poichue677/
Posvech675/
Poivaia673/
Poosver671/
Pochvhi671/
Ppovich671/
Peviehe671/
Pozsvai671/
Pouhuie671/
Pouuier671/
Pouveia671/
Paviett670/
Povy670/
Phoboie670/
Poiwier670/
Poijvez670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Povie
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