Powder Surname

316,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Powder Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Powder (Cornwall) = the Oaktree-Region [Cornish pow (Welsh pau), region; dar (Welsh dâr), oaktree]

Powder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Canada2391:154,16615,668
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Trinidad and Tobago1011:13,5051,763
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Israel621:138,02614,788
England531:1,051,28451,324
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Australia411:658,43245,385
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Powder (193) may also be a first name.

Powder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Powder (Cornwall) = the Oaktree-Region [Cornish pow (Welsh pau), region; dar (Welsh dâr), oaktree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A name found in the United States. It is probably derived from Powder hundred in Cornwall. Pryce renders Powdar the province, country, or hundred of oaks (pou-dar).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A U.S. name. From Powder Hundred co. Cornwall; from pou-dar, the county of the oak.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Powder Last Name Facts

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

Powder (Arabic: بودر) is most common in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Powder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 316,633rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,155,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Powder reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 653,740th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 193 people.

Powder is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Aside from Malawi Powder is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Powder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Powder surname grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Powder last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Powder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $46,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powdery922/
Poder911,451/
Pwder912/
Podder8340,415/
Podeur83808/
Powter83550/
Bowder83499/
Pouder83258/
Poeder83193/
Powdar83163/
Pooder8367/
Povder8343/
Poderi8330/
Potder8313/
Podera8311/
Podere8311/
Podero834/
Puoder834/
Peoder832/
Pewder831/
Pawder831/
Podeer831/
Podwer831/
Podyer831/
Poderu831/
Pioder831/
Poderá831/
Poider831/
Podter831/
Podoer830/
Poyder830/
Poader830/
Podr80410/
Pder802/
Pwdr801/
Bowdery77620/
Powdhar77101/
Piodyer7719/
Poddeer7710/
Powduri777/
Poddaer776/
Podereu775/
Powądra774/
Poodder773/
Poedder772/
Pooderi772/
Poudder771/
Potdher771/
Potewer771/
Podewar771/
Poudera771/
Poudere771/
Peodher771/
Bowdeer771/
Piodera771/
Powadra771/
Bowdier771/
Potwery771/
Bowdter770/
Poddera770/
Poudery770/
Podar7329,186/
Pader734,868/
Boder731,605/
Puder731,550/
Peder731,372/
Põder731,246/
Poter731,165/
Pider73363/
Pöder73203/
Podra73186/
Podor73140/
Podur73120/
Póder7366/
Páder7360/
Podru7358/
Poetr7338/
Péder7336/
Podro7332/
Poddr7318/
Pyder7316/
Podri7314/
Podry7313/
Podre737/
Pwdra737/
Podir737/
Pdero733/
Pdher732/
Potdr731/
Poodr731/
Podhr731/
Pdere731/
Pderi731/
Poudr731/
Podró731/
Píder731/
Påder731/
Powtr731/
Poudiere7120/
Pouderou7119/
Patowery711/
Poutewer711/
Poweidor711/
Podheria711/
Pyeodyer711/
Pyaowdar711/
Bowddear710/
Poddar67182,036/
Potter67176,050/
Potdar6736,379/
Padder674,136/
Podaru673,361/
Pedder673,050/
Bodero672,636/
Bouder672,418/
Padher672,328/
Padero671,887/
Potera671,866/
Podwar671,848/
Pedere671,817/
Poduri671,427/
Podyar671,356/
Padera671,270/
Poetra671,167/
Boeder671,151/
Podhar671,067/
Paderi67938/
Pouderoux67813/
Poetry67796/
Bowdry67747/
Poudar67658/
Poetri67614/
Bodere67603/
Padere67555/
Bowdre67496/
Boderi67483/
Podara67459/
Potere67458/
Bodera67405/
Boyder67358/
Pudder67329/
Pooter67323/
Poodar67284/
Pederi67279/
Paider67267/
Poteri67252/
Poiter67249/
Poduru67236/
Pdr67161/
Pedero67124/
Podaar67115/
Paderu67109/
Poudre67108/
Pewter67107/
Bodeur6798/
Péderi6798/
Potwar6785/
Poodry6782/
Poeter6781/
Podiri6775/
Bodder6773/
Pedery6770/
Podari6767/
Poetro6765/
Pideri6765/
Potear6762/
Potero6755/
Pidery6750/
Pidere6742/
Podora6741/
Podruh6738/
Piodor6734/
Podair6732/
Padeer6732/
Podrea6729/
Bodher6726/
Pioter6726/
Podury6725/
Podura6725/
Boderé6725/
Bhoder6724/
Potuer6724/
Bodaer6724/
Podray6723/
Booder6723/
Podare6722/
Piader6721/
Pauder6721/
Poudré6720/
Pieder6720/
Pudeer6719/
Põdder6719/
Poddra6718/
Bowdur6717/
Podrya6715/
Poddor6715/
Petder6715/
Poterr6714/
Podoor6714/
Poteru6713/
Podhor6713/
Paader6713/
Peider6712/
Puuder6712/
Paodar6711/
Pudher6711/
Poudra6711/
Payder6710/
Poydar6710/
Poater6710/
Podhur6710/
Pevder679/
Boader679/
Pedaer678/
Pohdar678/
Boderu678/
Poodur678/
Boduer678/
Patoer678/
Pouter677/
Pidder677/
Podaur677/
Puodar677/
Podore677/
Poteer675/
Bioder675/
Peodar675/
Poduro675/
Poudri675/
Bowter675/
Pidero675/
Poyter674/
Podrue674/
Poduir674/
Podira674/
Poddur674/
Bodery674/
Bodeer674/
Poteră674/
Poteur674/
Poddir673/
Puderi673/
Poddhr673/
Podoru673/
Poidar673/
Pawdar673/
Beoder673/
Podaro673/
Pedera673/
Paeder673/
Padaer673/
Pedwer673/
Bawder672/
Poadar672/
Biwder672/
Bewder672/
Podiar672/
Potdor672/
Podoar672/
Bodear672/
Bweder672/
Podrao672/
Pudere672/
Poetar672/
Boider672/
Pawter671/
Bowdar671/
Poedra671/
Pohdra671/
Poidre671/
Poteir671/
Podawr671/
Podderroy671/
Podire671/
Podori671/
Podrey671/
Podtar671/
Poduar671/
Podure671/
Peader671/
Pedher671/
Pawadr671/
Putder671/
Poutawera671/
Pidear671/
Pidera671/
Piodar671/
Poadra671/
Padear671/
Bowetr671/
Boderr671/
Bodwer671/
Poodri671/
Potery671/
Potyer671/
Paduer671/
P Odur671/
Peduer671/
Podaor671/
Pédery671/
Poudru671/
Bohder671/
Bowdré671/
Pewdro671/
Pwater671/
Pohter671/
Pudter671/
Padter671/
Bodeir670/
Peuder670/
Bodter670/
Bowdru670/
Peyder670/
Bowdir670/
Peoter670/
Peeder670/
Poidry670/
Poydor670/
Pweter670/

Powder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powder in the Arabic language
بودرbwdr-

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