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

The surname Powels has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Powels is the 1,136,896^th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Powels live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Powels is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 37 percent live, Mississippi, where 12 percent live and New Mexico, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Powels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Powels Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Powels surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with 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.