Powala Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Poland

Powala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Poland461:826,27764,341
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Powala (10) may also be a first name.

Powala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powala (Oriya: େପାୱାଲା) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Powala.

How Common Is The Last Name Powala? popularity and diffusion

Powala is the 1,267,784th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. Powala occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Powala live; 47 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Luso-South America. Powala is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Powala is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,579,209. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 53 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 27 percent reside and São Paulo, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 25 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Powala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Powala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Powala last name grew 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powala Last Name Statistics demography

Powala earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powalla92229/
Pohwala9219/
Powalay921/
Powalacz8657/
Pochwala8618/
Poswalia867/
Powała831,067/
Powale83652/
Povala83321/
Powali8394/
Pawala8372/
Puwala8370/
Pobala8317/
Powela8314/
Pewala831/
Powola831/
Pochwalla808/
Powalaisz801/
Povalač77119/
Powalie7783/
Powoola7749/
Poobala7740/
Powella7733/
Poovala7723/
Pawalla7710/
Puwalla779/
Powallo778/
Povalla775/
Pawalia775/
Povatla774/
Pobaala774/
Pujwala773/
Pobhala772/
Pawalay771/
Pauwala771/
Poubala771/
Poowola771/
Poswale771/
Puwaula771/
Pehwala771/
Pawalah771/
Pouwalo771/
Povalai771/
Powales771/
Powaliz771/
Powalisz71483/
Pochwała71391/
Powalish7149/
Passwala7138/
Povalyay7114/
Phoobala7111/
Pothuala717/
Pawallah715/
Paswalla715/
Pushwala714/
Pawalahs711/
Poszwała711/
Pouwalio711/
Powalist711/
Powalesh711/
Poovalla711/
Poovalai711/
Pawale672,801/
Pawela671,113/
Pavela67959/
Pavala67584/
Pabala67529/
Pabola67434/
Povale67338/
Puvala67189/
Pawali67145/
Pevala67132/
Pavola6789/
Puwali6750/
Povaly6736/
Pawola6731/
Pobali6730/
Povali6724/
Pobale6714/
Pawaly6711/
Pobalo678/
Puwaly676/
Puwale675/
Powelo673/
Povalo672/
Puwalo672/
Phoowalee671/
Povalaová671/
Poszwaylo671/
Pábola671/
Pawała671/
Pevola671/
Phgawalay671/
Puwała671/
Poschwale670/
Powalisch670/

Powala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powala in the Oriya language
େପାୱାଲାepawala-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Powala
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