Powit Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Powit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Powit Last Name Facts

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

Powit is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Powit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Powit is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Powit are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,892,521. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent live, Central Visayas, where 43 percent live and Central Luzon, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powitt914/
Phowit911/
Powiot911/
Poewitt831/
Pawit80831/
Pobit8012/
Povit807/
Powet801/
Pewit800/
Pewitt731,484/
Poivet73491/
Phuwit7323/
Paswit7313/
Posvit738/
Pawite734/
Powetz734/
Poewet734/
Puwitt732/
Powets732/
Powete732/
Pohbit731/
Poviot731/
Powett731/
Pawait731/
Pochwyt6762/
Pouvait6751/
Pohswet6747/
Pouviot6719/
Posvite672/
Powette671/
Pothuit671/
Peweitt671/
Peewitt670/

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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 Powit
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