Powl Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Powl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Powl (113) may also be a first name.

Powl Last Name Facts

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

Powl (Marathi: पोल) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Powl live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 113 people.

Powl is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States Powl is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 42 percent reside, Colorado, where 28 percent reside and California, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The United States Powl is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Powl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Powl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Powl last name expanded 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Powl surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Powl earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powel891,471/
Powle89290/
Powll8915/
Poewl891/
Powell80414,783/
Pouwel8086/
Powill8024/
Poewll8016/
Poweel8015/
Poswel802/
Phowil801/
Powlle800/
Powiel800/
Pawl75491/
Pobl7514/
Pewl751/
Povl751/
Phowell7330/
Pouwiel7323/
Poweell739/
Powwell738/
Pouwell736/
Powgill734/
Poewell734/
Powelll734/
Powiell731/
Powoell731/
Ppowell731/
Powuell730/
Povle672,661/
Pawle67678/
Pobel67527/
Pawil67204/
Puwel6712/
Pawlh6712/
Puwil678/
Pobyl677/
Pawll676/
Pobil675/
Pawyl674/
D'Powell671/
Pewel671/
Phovl671/

Powl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powl in the Marathi language
पोलpola-

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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
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  • 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 Powl
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