Powao Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Powao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5061:200,07631,588
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Powao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powao is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 588,441st most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Powao are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 506 people, or 1 in 200,076. In The Philippines Powao is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 36 percent live, Central Visayas, where 33 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.

Powao Last Name Statistics demography

Powao earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43% less than the national average, earning $24,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poswao913/
Pouwao911/
Phoowao831/
Puwao8020/
Povao802/
Pawao802/
Powoa801/
Phuwao73149/
Povaho7310/
Pewaao731/
Poovao731/
Peuwao731/
Pewaho731/
Puwaiyo674/
Phewauo671/
Pouwoua671/
Powouoh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Powao
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