Powen Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Powen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Powen (137) may also be a first name.

Powen Last Name Facts

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

Powen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Powen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Powen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Powen live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 790,880th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 137 people.

Powen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Powen is most numerous in: Missouri, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 18 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States Powen occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.

Powen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Powen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Powen last name expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powen Last Name Statistics demography

Powen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning $26,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouwen9110/
Pojwen913/
Powein911/
Powene911/
Phowen911/
Poween911/
Poen891,011/
Pown8917/
Poweang834/
Pohweng833/
Poyen80614/
Phoen80134/
Pawen80111/
Powne80110/
Pojen8027/
Poven8016/
Powin8014/
Poben8014/
Poenn805/
Phown803/
Poehn803/
Pouen801/
Poenh801/
Poown801/
Phoweing774/
Phoweang772/
Pooweang772/
Phoyen73151/
Paween73101/
Pauwen7374/
Pojeen7349/
Paweng7342/
Pouene7340/
Pousen7334/
Paswen7333/
Payoen7323/
Phouen7317/
Poyeng7312/
Poisen739/
Puwien739/
Pojent737/
Pooven735/
Pooyen735/
Poggen734/
Pawene734/
Pewean734/
Poysen733/
Poiwin733/
Pohean733/
Phoehn732/
Poyene732/
Poieng732/
Peuwen732/
Poveen732/
Puooen731/
Povein731/
Poycen731/
Poyent731/
Pouwin731/
Poiten731/
Pooben731/
Phowin731/
Pohyen731/
Poojen731/
Potven730/
Pouten730/
Poiven730/
Pean674,441/
Pein673,765/
Pien671,576/
Peyn67800/
Pohwain67608/
Poin67557/
Puen67551/
Peen67371/
Paen67371/
Pyen67174/
Peun67165/
Poun67139/
Phuwaen6761/
Povetin6736/
Povesin6726/
Phawaen6718/
Phojeen6718/
Pawn6716/
Paswean6716/
Phawene6710/
Poojeen677/
Pashwen675/
Phooyen675/
Pochuen675/
Pejn674/
Povetyn674/
Poywing673/
Paweang673/
Poyn673/
Pouchen672/
Poveten672/
Pogienė672/
Phoowin672/
Pohieng671/
Potvein671/
Poussen671/
Poujenc671/
Pawween671/
Ppaween671/
Poujenq671/
Povn671/
Poujeen671/
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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 Powen
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