Powda Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Powda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Powda Last Name Facts

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

Powda is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Powda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Powda is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Powda reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Powda is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Powda is mostly found in: Plateau, where 81 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powday915/
Powde8010/
Pawda809/
Povda808/
Powdi803/
Pewda801/
Powdy801/
Pawday734/
Povdas731/
Powdee731/
Powdes731/
Pouvda731/
Phawda731/
Powdey730/
Phowdie6721/
Powdith672/
Phowdee671/

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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 Powda
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