Powalla Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Powalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Powalla Last Name Facts

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

Powalla is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powalla? popularity and diffusion

Powalla is the 1,079,669th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Powalla is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Powalla reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Powalla is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Berlin, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powala92181/
Pochwalla888/
Powella8633/
Pohwala8619/
Pawalla8610/
Puwalla869/
Powallo868/
Povalla865/
Powalay861/
Powalacz8057/
Pochwala8018/
Poswalia807/
Pawallah805/
Paswalla805/
Poovalla801/
Powała771,067/
Powale77652/
Povala77321/
Powali7794/
Pawala7772/
Puwala7770/
Pobala7717/
Powela7714/
Pewala771/
Powola771/
Powalaisz751/
Pavalla711,050/
Paballa71342/
Pawella71312/
Pavella71175/
Povalač71119/
Puvalla7185/
Powalie7183/
Powoola7149/
Poobala7140/
Pawallo7123/
Poovala7123/
Povella7110/
Pawalia715/
Povatla714/
Pobaala714/
Pujwala713/
Puballa713/
Pobhala712/
Povalai711/
Pauwala711/
Poubala711/
Poowola711/
Poswale711/
Puwaula711/
Pehwala711/
Pawalay711/
Pabolla711/
Pevalla711/
Powello711/
Powaliz711/
Powales711/
Pouwalo711/
Pawalli711/
Pawalah711/
Powalisz67483/
Pochwała67391/
Powalish6749/
Passwala6738/
Pochvatilla6726/
Paavalla6724/
Povalyay6714/
Phoobala6711/
Pothuala677/
Pushwala674/
Pawellai674/
Pavgalla673/
Poovalai671/
Ppavalla671/
Poovella671/
Pavallia671/
Puvaalla671/
Puvallai671/
Powalesh671/
Powalist671/
Powelley671/
Pouwalio671/
Pawalahs671/
Poszwała671/

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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 Powalla
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