Powa Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Powa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 300 | 1:440,831 | 36,784 |
| India | 123 | 1:6,236,304 | 144,239 |
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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 last name Powa is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Powa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 397,886th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Powa live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Powa is also the 484,112th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 328 people.
The last name Powa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 440,831. In Indonesia Powa is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 81 percent live, Maluku, where 12 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Powa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Powa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Powa surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powai | 89 | 106 | / |
| Poway | 89 | 39 | / |
| Powat | 89 | 32 | / |
| Pouwa | 89 | 32 | / |
| Powah | 89 | 21 | / |
| Poowa | 89 | 17 | / |
| Powna | 89 | 12 | / |
| Poiwa | 89 | 12 | / |
| Powea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pojwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Powoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pohwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Powga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Powad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pow | 86 | 4,447 | / |
| Poszwa | 80 | 747 | / |
| Pohwat | 80 | 29 | / |
| Powaha | 80 | 24 | / |
| Posway | 80 | 20 | / |
| Phowat | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pouway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Poowai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Phowad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Poswwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poowah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pouwah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pawowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Powaas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Powahs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pochwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poswad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poowat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poswat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bowa | 75 | 14,652 | / |
| Pawa | 75 | 8,895 | / |
| Poba | 75 | 6,190 | / |
| Pouw | 75 | 2,939 | / |
| Powo | 75 | 810 | / |
| Pova | 75 | 461 | / |
| Phow | 75 | 45 | / |
| Poow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Powp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Powz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pochwat | 73 | 320 | / |
| Powacht | 73 | 19 | / |
| Poohwat | 73 | 12 | / |
| Phoowat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pouwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powaisz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoshwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoba | 67 | 15,996 | / |
| Phawa | 67 | 11,648 | / |
| Pahwa | 67 | 8,729 | / |
| Povoa | 67 | 3,189 | / |
| Povea | 67 | 3,188 | / |
| Pawah | 67 | 765 | / |
| Póvoa | 67 | 664 | / |
| Pawai | 67 | 571 | / |
| Paway | 67 | 521 | / |
| Povah | 67 | 454 | / |
| Poiba | 67 | 435 | / |
| Powei | 67 | 320 | / |
| Bzowa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Bhowa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Pouba | 67 | 140 | / |
| Povay | 67 | 82 | / |
| Poywo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Poiwo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Pošva | 67 | 58 | / |
| Powoh | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pawha | 67 | 45 | / |
| Povaz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Pobai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pobau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bowna | 67 | 30 | / |
| Posva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Povas | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pavoa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pouva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Poiva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pouwo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pobea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pawwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pawua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Povad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pooba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Posua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pòvoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Powey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Powou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pohwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ppova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pawaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pawaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Povai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Povha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pousw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pochwadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pobaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pobha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pobay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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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