Powls Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Powls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Powls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powls is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powls? popularity and diffusion

The last name Powls is the 1,328,442nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Powls live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England Powls is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Durham, where 12 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Powls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Powls has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Powls last name grew 529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Powls last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Powls earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning $40,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powles912,664/
Powels91212/
Powöls9116/
Powils9114/
Pouwls911/
Powlls910/
Pouwels832,467/
Powless831,300/
Powells83346/
Powills8350/
Powelss835/
Pouwles831/
Pawls807/
Pouwelse77236/
Pouwells772/
Pawils7396/
Powelz7329/
Pobles7312/
Pawles736/
Pawlsz735/
Pawlls730/
Powelless711/
D'Powless711/
Pauwels6721,122/
Pawless6754/
Pauwles674/
Pewless670/
Pauwells6250/
Pauwuels622/
Pables5543/
Pavles5520/
Publes5517/
Poblez551/
Pauwelz508/
Peevles502/
Paubles501/
Pauuels501/
Pavless500/
Publess500/

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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 Powls
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