Powa Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Powa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3001:440,83136,784
India1231:6,236,304144,239
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Powa (328) may also be a first name.

Powa Last Name Facts

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

Powa has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Powa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 397,886th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Powa live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 484,112th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 328 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 440,831. In Indonesia Powa is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 81 percent reside, Maluku, where 12 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Powa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Powa surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powai89106/
Poway8939/
Powat8932/
Pouwa8932/
Powah8921/
Poowa8917/
Powna8912/
Poiwa8912/
Powea892/
Pojwa892/
Powoa891/
Pohwa891/
Powga891/
Powad891/
Pow864,447/
Poszwa80747/
Pohwat8029/
Powaha8024/
Posway8020/
Phowat8017/
Pouway8014/
Poowai8010/
Phowad806/
Poswwa804/
Poowah803/
Pouwah803/
Pawowa801/
Powaas801/
Powahs801/
Pochwa801/
Poswad801/
Poowat801/
Poswat801/
Phoowa801/
Phoway801/
Bowa7514,652/
Pawa758,895/
Poba756,190/
Pouw752,939/
Powo75810/
Pova75461/
Phow7545/
Poow752/
Poiw752/
Powp751/
Puow751/
Ppow751/
Poww751/
Powz751/
Pfow750/
Pochwat73320/
Powacht7319/
Poohwat7312/
Phoowat732/
Pouwath731/
Powwath731/
Powaisz731/
Phoshwa731/
Phoba6715,996/
Phawa6711,648/
Pahwa678,729/
Povoa673,189/
Povea673,188/
Pawah67765/
Póvoa67664/
Pawai67571/
Paway67521/
Povah67454/
Poiba67435/
Powei67320/
Bzowa67210/
Bhowa67208/
Pouba67140/
Povay6782/
Poywo6782/
Poiwo6759/
Pošva6758/
Powoh6751/
Pawha6745/
Povaz6745/
Pobai6740/
Pobau6731/
Bowna6730/
Posva6730/
Povas6728/
Pavoa6725/
Pouva6723/
Poiva6720/
Pouwo6720/
Pobea6719/
Pawwa6712/
Pawua679/
Povad677/
Pooba677/
Puova676/
Posua675/
Paawa675/
Pòvoa675/
Phova675/
Powey674/
Powou674/
Pohwo674/
Phowo674/
Ppova673/
Pawaa672/
Pawaj672/
Povai672/
Peuwa672/
Povha672/
Pousw671/
Povap671/
Powws671/
Poyba671/
Bgowa671/
Powoo671/
Powoi671/
Puowo671/
Povóa671/
Pochwadt671/
Pobaa671/
Pobha671/
Pouua671/
Povat671/
Pobay671/
Pawea671/

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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 Powa
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