Powan Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Powan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3471:203,56933,741
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Powan (443) may also be a first name.

Powan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powan (Marathi: पोवान, Oriya: ପୱନ) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Powan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powan? popularity and diffusion

Powan is the 592,650th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Powan reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Powan is also the 407,208th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 443 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 203,569. In Thailand Powan is most numerous in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 87 percent live, Phuket Province, where 9 percent live and Bangkok, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Powan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Powan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Powan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 200.43% more than the national average, earning R 713,940 per year and in United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powane91535/
Phowan9149/
Pojwan9126/
Powhan9115/
Poowan9115/
Pohwan917/
Poiwan914/
Puowan913/
Pohwain83608/
Poowang8350/
Phowang836/
Phoowan836/
Poweang834/
Powatin831/
Pojwang831/
Phowane831/
Poswang831/
Pawan803,572/
Powon801,536/
Pewan8034/
Puwan8022/
Povan804/
Poban804/
Phoswang7754/
Powassin7714/
Phoowang775/
Pooswang774/
Phoweang772/
Pooweang772/
Phowaing771/
Phoiwang771/
Pooswaan771/
Pahwan7363,817/
Pawane731,360/
Poovan73454/
Phawan73385/
Pawaan73181/
Puwane73133/
Paawan7349/
Phuwan7348/
Pohban7334/
Pauwan7323/
Poewon7319/
Pawuan7316/
Pehwan7315/
Powoon7314/
Powong7310/
Povane738/
Pawwan738/
Pooban738/
Phoban737/
Potvan736/
Poyuan736/
Puiwan736/
Pa'wan734/
Poivan734/
Pewean734/
Pouvan734/
Paewan733/
Pawhan733/
Phewan732/
Poswon731/
Pawain731/
Pawant731/
Povanc731/
Powein731/
Pawayn731/
Pobhan731/
Posuan731/
Phowon731/
Puywan731/
Pewuan731/
Paswaan671,995/
Paaswan67294/
Phowong67272/
Pošvanc67119/
Potvain6782/
Paswasn6756/
Paswann6733/
Povhane6730/
Poowong6727/
Paswwan6726/
Paswand6721/
Posvanc6721/
Phawane6721/
Povasin6717/
Paswanq6716/
Paswean6716/
Ppaswan6716/
Paswamn6710/
Phuiwan679/
Paswanh678/
Paswahn677/
Pawanne677/
Pawhane675/
Pushwan675/
Phooban675/
Phuwane675/
Pahswan674/
Pawahan674/
Puweang674/
Paweang673/
Pahwain673/
Pahawan673/
Pawasin673/
Pouwong672/
Pohvane671/
Pochuan671/
Paswain671/
Paswajn671/
Paswhan671/
Pawwaan671/
Povahne671/
Pouvang671/
Phuswan671/
Pottvan670/

Powan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powan in the Oriya language
ପୱନpawana-
Powan in the Marathi language
पोवानpovana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Powan
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