Powles Surname

163,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Powles Surname Definition:

Powle’s (Son), v. Powle, Paul.

Powles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2311:45,2625,704
United States6291:576,24647,213
Australia3051:88,51010,201
Wales1981:15,6291,693
Canada1201:307,04728,331
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
France371:1,795,209158,669
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
Wales621:25,2971,450
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Powles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Powle’s (Son), v. Powle, Paul.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Unfrid Poles, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hugh Poul, Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Powles Last Name Facts

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

Powles is found most frequently in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,117th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,735,565 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Powles reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,231 people, or 1 in 45,262. In England Powles is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 16 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Powles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Powles has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Powles surname expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 319 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Powles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Powles last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Powles are 21.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.5% registered with the party.

The amount Powles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.6% more than the national average, earning R 602,640 per year; in United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $48,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powless921,300/
Pouwles921/
Powls91169/
Powels83212/
Powlis8378/
Powöls8316/
Powils8314/
Pobles8312/
Pawles836/
Pouwls831/
Powlls830/
Powelless801/
D'Powless801/
Pouwels772,467/
Powells77346/
Pawless7754/
Powills7750/
Powlish7730/
Powelss775/
Pauwles774/
Pawleys773/
Pawlesh773/
Pewless770/
Pawls737/
Pouwelse71236/
Pouwells712/
Pawletts710/
Pawils6796/
Pables6743/
Powelz6729/
Pavles6720/
Pawlis6718/
Publes6717/
Povlis6712/
Pawlec676/
Pawlsz675/
Pawlej671/
Poblez671/
Pawlls670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Powles
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