Povolný Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Povolný Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Povolný Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6491:16,3842,434
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Povolny (336) are calculated separately.

Povolný Last Name Facts

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

Povolný is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Povolny. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Povolný? popularity and diffusion

The surname Povolný is the 503,825th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Povolný live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 16,384. In Czechia Povolný is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 21 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent live and Prague, where 15 percent live. Aside from Czechia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povolny95336/
Povolná86698/
Povolni86265/
Povolna8613/
Povolnyi809/
Povolney800/
Powolny71327/
Powolna71134/
Pavolni7114/
Povalny712/
Pavolná711/
Povalnyi6712/
Povalnyy677/
Povelney670/
Pouvalnyi631/
Pewolne571/
Pewoulne5312/
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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 Povolný
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