Povo Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Povo Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese surname in Goa. It originates from a place called Naroa on Divar Island.

Povo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain851:550,02426,624
India391:19,668,343291,059
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Oman111:335,2704,992
United States81:45,307,367917,113
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Povo (26) may also be a first name.

Povo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese surname in Goa. It originates from a place called Naroa on Divar Island.

- claytonpovo

Povo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povo (Marathi: पोवो) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,032,007th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Povo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Povo reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Povo is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Povo is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 550,024. In Spain Povo is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 51 percent reside, Madrid, where 36 percent reside and Catalonia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Spain this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Portugal, where 16 percent reside.

Povo Last Name Statistics demography

Povo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povoa893,189/
Povod891,041/
Posvo89106/
Phovo8923/
Povou8917/
Pouvo896/
Povos895/
Povot891/
Poevo890/
Povost806/
Povosd801/
Povods801/
Povoux800/
Pavo751,959/
Powo75810/
Pobo75528/
Pova75461/
Pevo7542/
Pouvosh731/
Povaova731/
Posvott731/
Ppovost730/
Pavot671,332/
Pompo67946/
Póvoa67664/
Paavo67458/
Povah67454/
Pawoo67132/
Pavoz6783/
Poywo6782/
Poiwo6759/
Pošva6758/
Pobot6758/
Powoh6751/
Povaz6745/
Ponpo6743/
Poubo6742/
Pavoo6734/
Pobou6732/
Posva6730/
Povas6728/
Poeva6728/
Pavoa6725/
Peevo6723/
Pouva6723/
Pouwo6720/
Poiva6720/
Poowa6717/
Pevoh6716/
Pavos6715/
Phobo6714/
Patvo6712/
Poboy6712/
Pobho678/
Povad677/
Pooba677/
Puova676/
Pòvoa675/
Phova675/
Phavo675/
Powou674/
Pohwo674/
Phowo674/
Ppova673/
Pobos672/
Poboj672/
Povha672/
Povap671/
Powoa671/
Powoo671/
Pavoy671/
Pavou671/
Powoi671/
Puowo671/
Povóa671/
Paboo671/
Posuo671/
Povat671/
Poybo671/
Poobo671/
Poewo671/
Poboß671/
Pobod671/
Pasvo671/
Paevo670/
Pevoy670/

Povo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povo in the Marathi language
पोवोpovo-

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