Povoa Surname
Approximately 3,189 people bear this surname
Povoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,594 | 1:82,527 | 3,096 |
| Portugal | 491 | 1:21,218 | 1,467 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Póvoa (664), Pòvoa (5) & Povóa (1) are calculated separately.
Povoa Demographics
Average Povoa Salary in
United States
$54,855 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Povoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Povoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Povoa (Russian: Повоа) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Póvoa, Pòvoa or Povóa. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Povoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 140,045th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,285,214 people. The last name Povoa is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Povoa live; 81 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Luso-South America.
This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 2,594 people, or 1 in 82,527. In Brazil Povoa is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 21 percent live, Goiás, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 17 percent live. Excluding Brazil Povoa exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Povoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Povoa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Povoa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.13% more than the national average, earning $54,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,228 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Povoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Povoa in the Russian language | ||
| Повоа | povoa | - |
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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 Povoa
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