Powels Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Powels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
Powels Demographics
Average Powels Salary in
United States
$35,536 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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 Powels
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