Powderley Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Powderley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powderley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Powderley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powderley is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Powderley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Powderley is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Powderley live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Powderley is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 28 percent live, Devon, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 22 percent live. Beside England Powderley occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Powderley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powderley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 41 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powderley Last Name Statistics demography

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

Powderley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Powderly941,223/
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Powederly890/
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Poderly880/
Pawderly820/
Powdrely820/
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Powdrille781/
Powdrel755/
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Podirle751/
Poderla751/
Paderly750/
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Powderhill7494/
Powdrill71908/
Powdrell71370/
Petreley716/
Poterleo716/
Powdroll711/
Powdurel711/
Peterley710/
Potterly710/
Petrle6738/
Poudrille6714/
Podrul6711/
Badderley673/
Podrla671/
Podrel671/
Bouterley670/
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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 Powderley
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