Powars Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Powars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Powars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powars is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powars? popularity and diffusion

Powars is the 2,168,711th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Powars live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States Powars is most frequent in: Virginia, where 21 percent reside, Kentucky, where 18 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside.

Powars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Powars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Powars last name increased 131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Powars last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Powars earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.74% more than the national average, earning $56,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powers83133,290/
Povars8313/
Powors838/
Pawars830/
Powerss772/
Powwers772/
Power's771/
Bpowers771/
Powersj771/
Powerrs771/
Poweers771/
Ppowers770/
Pavars67217/
Pavers6737/
Pawers675/
Pavārs673/
Povers673/
Puvars671/
Pewers670/
Puivars6226/
Povarch627/
Poivers620/
Povorse620/
Povarche574/
Pevers502/

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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 Powars
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