Powi Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

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

Powi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3181:25,6412,833
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Powi (190) may also be a first name.

Powi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 777,192nd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Powi live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Powi is also the 659,352nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 190 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 25,641. In Papua New Guinea Powi is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 47 percent live, Morobe, where 31 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powei89320/
Powai89106/
Poiwi8948/
Powih8935/
Powie8927/
Pouwi895/
Phowi891/
Powoi891/
Pouwei8019/
Poowai8010/
Powich803/
Poweis801/
Powiss801/
Pochwi801/
Pouwie801/
Phowit801/
Phohwi801/
Powhie800/
Phowis800/
Powe757,843/
Pobi752,130/
Pawi751,683/
Pewi75348/
Puwi75123/
Povi7525/
Püwi751/
Powy750/
Powisch7320/
Powaisz731/
Povis671,826/
Pouwe67604/
Pawai67571/
Puwai67198/
Povio67138/
Puwei6772/
Poweh6769/
Poewe6759/
Pawie6747/
Pawei6744/
Pobai6740/
Poway6739/
Pawih6732/
Pouwa6732/
Poviz6729/
Poivi6727/
Povie6727/
Pewai6726/
Povid6726/
Pojui6720/
Poiva6720/
Poowa6717/
Phawi6716/
Pouvi6712/
Poiwa6712/
Pahwi6711/
Pobui6710/
Pewei6710/
Poovi6710/
Powee678/
Povit677/
Poowe677/
Poiwe677/
Pobyi677/
Phobi676/
Pawoi676/
Poibe676/
Poibi675/
Powey674/
Powez673/
Pauwi673/
Pobhi673/
Pobei673/
Povai672/
Pojwa672/
Powea672/
Pewui671/
Posvi671/
Poswy671/
Pawij671/
Pfuwi671/
Powed671/
Puwih671/
Poiby671/
Peewi671/
Phovi671/
Peuwi671/
Pawiś671/
Pawii671/
Pewie671/
Powoa671/
Bpowe671/

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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
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  • 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 Powi
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