Povše Surname

287,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Povše Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Povše 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
Slovenia1,3161:1,890183
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Povse (187) are calculated separately.

Povše Last Name Facts

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

Povše is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Povse. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povše? popularity and diffusion

It is the 287,196th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Povše are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Povše is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 1,890. In Slovenia Povše is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 32 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 23 percent live and Central Sava, where 13 percent live. Other than Slovenia Povše exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Argentina, 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
Povse93187/
Pavše8084/
Povze804/
Povšič73320/
Pavšer7340/
Povšić739/
Povzea733/
Povser732/
Povsche6711/
Povsher6711/
Povcher679/
Povshed678/
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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 Povše
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