Povoa Surname

140,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Povoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,5941:82,5273,096
Portugal4911:21,2181,467
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Póvoa (664), Pòvoa (5) & Povóa (1) are calculated separately.

Povoa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povoa (Russian: Повоа) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Póvoa, Pòvoa or Povóa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povoa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 140,045th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,285,214 people. The last name Povoa is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Povoa reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Povoa is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 2,594 people, or 1 in 82,527. In Brazil Povoa is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 21 percent live, Goiás, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 17 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Póvoa93664/
Pòvoa935/
Povóa931/
Povoas912,307/
Pova89461/
Povo89244/
Povaova831/
Povoasd831/
Povea803,188/
Povod801,041/
Povah80454/
Povio80138/
Posvo80106/
Povay8082/
Pošva8058/
Povaz8045/
Posva8030/
Povas8028/
Pavoa8025/
Pouva8023/
Phovo8023/
Poiva8020/
Poowa8017/
Povou8017/
Povad807/
Pooba807/
Pouvo806/
Puova806/
Povos805/
Phova805/
Ppova803/
Povai802/
Povao802/
Povha802/
Povap801/
Powoa801/
Povot801/
Povat801/
Póvoas73432/
Poshva73299/
Povacz7350/
Povaha7338/
Posvai7337/
Povoji7314/
Pavoas7313/
Pošvai7310/
Povaho7310/
Poowai7310/
Poovad737/
Povost736/
Poveas735/
Phouva735/
Poveia734/
Poowah733/
Poobai733/
Poviya732/
Pouvas732/
Poobay731/
Pochva731/
Pavoia731/
Povayy731/
Povosd731/
Poboas731/
Põvoas731/
Pòvoas731/
Poowat731/
Povods731/
Povatt731/
Phoowa731/
Poosua731/
Poovao731/
Poovat731/
Pooboa731/
Poobau730/
Povoux730/
Pava6750,982/
Poba676,190/
Pavo671,959/
Powa67885/
Powo67810/
Pobo67528/
Páva67272/
Pove67165/
Pouvait6751/
Povaľač6734/
Povi6725/
Poohwat6712/
Pojouha6712/
Pompoua677/
Phoosua677/
Poonpao676/
Poompao675/
Poovatt673/
Poivaia673/
Poovaya673/
Póva672/
Phoowat672/
Posvott671/
Pozsvai671/
Pouvosh671/
Pouwoua671/
Povaĺač671/
Phoobai671/
Pouveia671/
Phoowao671/
Povy670/
Ppovost670/

Povoa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povoa in the Russian language
Повоаpovoa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Povoa
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