Powder Surname
Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname
Powder Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Powder (Cornwall) = the Oaktree-Region [Cornish pow (Welsh pau), region; dar (Welsh dâr), oaktree]
Powder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Canada | 239 | 1:154,166 | 15,668 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 101 | 1:13,505 | 1,763 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
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]
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).
A U.S. name. From Powder Hundred co. Cornwall; from pou-dar, the county of the oak.
Powder Demographics
Powder Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Powder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Powder in the Arabic language | ||
| بودر | bwdr | - |
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