Powderham Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Powderham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powderham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Powderham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powderham is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powderham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Powderham is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Powderham live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England Powderham is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 63 percent reside, Suffolk, where 10 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Powderham exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Powderham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Powderham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Powderham last name rose 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podram801/
Bouderham78180/
Boderam7527/
Paderam7511/
Podaram756/
Puderam751/
Poe Durham741/
Poteeram7140/
Boodrham7125/
Boterham7119/
Peterham716/
Podwaram713/
Bowdhram713/
Bouderam711/
Podarama711/
Boderhem711/
Boedrham711/
Bhoderam711/
Podharam711/
Pedram674,646/
Bouderhem67955/
Petram67174/
Padram6769/
Potram6754/
Boudarham6728/
Bodram6718/
Podrum6715/
Pd Ram679/
Bouderama675/
Paderm674/
Pudeyaram671/
Potawaram671/
Poddharam671/
Bderam671/
Peterhaim671/
Padherame671/
Bouderaam671/
Boudirham671/
Payodueramae671/
Boderheim670/

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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
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  • 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 Powderham
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