View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Pow Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pow (Tibetan: པའུ་) occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pow? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pow is the 105,310^th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,638,756 people. The last name Pow occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Pow reside; 28 percent reside in Northern Europe and 28 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 133,143^rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 2,963 people.

The surname Pow is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 70,619. In England Pow is primarily found in: Somerset, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Devon, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Pow Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pow last name increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pow Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pow surname are 4.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.45% registered with the party.

The amount Pow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,779 CAD per year.