Powai Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

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

Powai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
India181:42,614,743461,117
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Powai (315) may also be a first name.

Powai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powai (Arabic: بواي) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Powai.

How Common Is The Last Name Powai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Powai is the 1,785,358th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Powai are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Powai is also the 494,917th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 315 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Powai is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 58 percent live, West Sepik, where 11 percent live and East Sepik, where 9 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Powai exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poowai9110/
Powa89885/
Powi89365/
Powaisz831/
Pawai80571/
Powei80320/
Puwai80198/
Poiwi8048/
Pobai8040/
Poway8039/
Powih8035/
Powat8032/
Pouwa8032/
Powie8027/
Pewai8026/
Powah8021/
Poowa8017/
Poiwa8012/
Pouwi805/
Poewa803/
Povai802/
Powea802/
Pojwa802/
Powae801/
Powoa801/
Powoi801/
Pohwa801/
Powga801/
Powad801/
Phowi801/
Poszwa73747/
Paewai73247/
Pfuwai73209/
Phobai73140/
Phawai73131/
Pawaji7382/
Poevai7374/
Phuwai7351/
Powawe7340/
Posvai7337/
Poubai7332/
Pohwat7329/
Pawaie7326/
Powaha7324/
Posway7320/
Pouwei7319/
Phowat7317/
Pouway7314/
Puwayi7311/
Pošvai7310/
Puwaai739/
Pawaih738/
Phowad736/
Pawhai734/
Poswwa734/
Pohwae734/
Pfawai733/
Poowah733/
Powich733/
Pouwah733/
Poobai733/
Pobaji732/
Powiss731/
Powaas731/
Powahs731/
Poweis731/
Pauwai731/
Pochwa731/
Pochwi731/
Poswad731/
Poowat731/
Pouwie731/
Poewah731/
Phoewa731/
Poswat731/
Phoowa731/
Phoway731/
Phowit731/
Phohwi731/
Pewaio731/
Phowis730/
Powhie730/
Pawa678,895/
Powe677,843/
Poba676,190/
Pabi672,431/
Pobi672,130/
Pavi671,743/
Pawi671,683/
Pewa671,305/
Puwa67531/
Pova67461/
Pewi67348/
Pochwat67320/
Puwi67123/
Pouvait6751/
Pfawayi6735/
Pouwawe6734/
Pfuwayi6732/
Povi6725/
Powisch6720/
Powacht6719/
Pfawaid6713/
Poohwat6712/
Pahawai674/
Poivaia673/
Pewaiha672/
Phoowat672/
Pohybai672/
Pouwath671/
Powwath671/
Pawajie671/
Püwi671/
Pozsvai671/
Powayah671/
Poubaji671/
Phoobai671/
Phoshwa671/
Pewaihi671/
Pewaiho671/
Pewaihu671/
Powy670/

Powai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powai in the Arabic language
بوايbway-

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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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  • 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 Powai
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