Powels Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Powels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Powels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powels occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Powels.

How Common Is The Last Name Powels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Powels reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Powels is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 37 percent reside, Mississippi, where 12 percent reside and New Mexico, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Powels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Powels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Powels surname contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Powels are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Powels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.85% more than the national average, earning R 315,696 per year and in United States they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $35,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouwels922,467/
Powells92346/
Powelss925/
Poweles921/
Poels913,865/
Powls91169/
Pouwelse86236/
Poweless862/
Pouwells862/
Powles832,664/
Poehls83561/
Pawels8350/
Powals8340/
Powelz8329/
Pouels8326/
Powöls8316/
Poeles8316/
Powils8314/
Povels834/
Pouwls831/
Powlls830/
Powelless801/
Pauwels7721,122/
Powless771,300/
Powills7750/
Pawells779/
Poyeles774/
Powalsz772/
Pouelse771/
Poelles771/
Pawelsz771/
Paweles771/
Phoehls771/
Powales771/
Pouwles771/
Poveles770/
Peels731,226/
Pouls73660/
Piels73464/
Peals73204/
Peyls7377/
Puels7334/
Poelz7332/
Poils7314/
Pawls737/
Pyels732/
Paels731/
Poyls731/
Pauwells7150/
Pauwuels712/
Powallsz711/
Pujols6718,877/
Pauels67742/
Pieles67322/
Poules67240/
Pheils67115/
Pavels67107/
Pawils6796/
Poiles6780/
Pawelz6753/
Poulse6728/
Peales6716/
Pobles6712/
Phiels679/
Peijls678/
Peeles677/
Pawles676/
Peules676/
Pawlsz675/
Pueles673/
Puyols673/
Pojols673/
Paehls673/
Peyles672/
D'Powless671/
Peeals671/
Poulls671/
Pheals671/
Peiles671/
Pijols671/
Pejols671/
Poyals671/
Poucelles671/
Pheels671/
Pouvesles671/
Peyels670/
Pyells670/
Payels670/
Phouls670/
Pawlls670/
Poyles670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Powels
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