Poviessi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Poviessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Poviessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poviessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poviessi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poviessi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poviessi is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Poviessi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Poviessi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Poviessi is most common in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Beside Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hpoviessi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Poiviesi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Povisi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pavessi | 80 | 54 | / |
| Poveshi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Povesis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pobiesi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poviosi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poviese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pavessio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pavissich | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pavisi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Povysshyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pevesi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Povysshiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahvisess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Povese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Povice | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pavesse | 67 | 74 | / |
| Pavisić | 67 | 17 | / |
| Povišer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pavesić | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pabessi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paviosi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pavesis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pavisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauvesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pavessy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pabissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powises | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poviset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pewissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawissi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Poviessi
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