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

The surname Powa occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397,886th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Powa are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 484,112th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 328 people.

Powa is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 440,831. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 81 percent are found, Maluku, where 12 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Powa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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
  • 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
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  • 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 Powa
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