Powley Surname

105,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

Powley Surname Definition:

A variant of Pawley, which see, v. Powle.

1805. Married — James Rudd and Mary Powley: St. George, Hanover Square.

Powley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6911:32,9504,373
United States1,5621:232,04822,320
Canada4461:82,6139,203
Australia3131:86,2489,971
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
Guyana721:10,5861,563
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales151:206,30213,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9021:27,0243,688
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

Powley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Pawley, which see, v. Powle.

1805. Married — James Rudd and Mary Powley: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Pawley, Pauley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Powley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,893rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,649,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Powley are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,691 people, or 1 in 32,950. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Powley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Powley surname expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Powley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Powley last name are 25.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Powley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phowley920/
Powlley920/
Powle91290/
Powly915/
Powelley861/
Pawley833,650/
Powlay8393/
Powlee831/
Powlle830/
Povley830/
Powlie830/
Powelle7712/
Pouwles771/
Powliya771/
Powlyya771/
Povle732,661/
Pawle73678/
Poble73196/
Pawly73112/
Powli7310/
Pewly734/
Powla732/
Povly731/
Pobelley711/
Powellee711/
Powilleit67212/
Pavley67162/
Pobleh6794/
Powlis6778/
Pabley6776/
Pevley6735/
Pawloy6722/
Pawlay6712/
Pawles676/
Potvle674/
Povler672/
Pawlae671/
Pewloy671/
Powellhoy671/
Powillett671/
Pawlej671/
Poblay671/
D'Powless671/
Povlyi671/

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