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Where Does The Last Name Powe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Powe is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Pöwe. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Powe is the 63,851^st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 929,178 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Powe live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Powe is also the 541,116^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 270 people.

Powe is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,226 people, or 1 in 69,357. In The United States it is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Powe occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Powe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Powe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Powe last name expanded 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Powe Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Powe surname are 3.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Powe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.27% less than the national average, earning R 120,552 per year; in United States they earn 21.78% less than the national average, earning $33,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $56,022 CAD per year.