Powoh Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Powoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Powoh (18) may also be a first name.
Powoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Powoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Powoh has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Powoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Powoh is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Powoh live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.
The last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 38 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Liberia Powoh is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohwoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Powo | 89 | 810 | / |
| Pawoh | 80 | 144 | / |
| Poywo | 80 | 82 | / |
| Poiwo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Powah | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pouwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Phowo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pohwo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Powou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pewoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Powoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Powoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Powoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouwou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Powaha | 73 | 24 | / |
| Pohwou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pawouh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pohwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pouwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Poowah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phoowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pobouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pabooh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawooh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powa | 67 | 885 | / |
| Pobo | 67 | 528 | / |
| Pawo | 67 | 266 | / |
| Povo | 67 | 244 | / |
| Pewo | 67 | 170 | / |
| Powacht | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pojouha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poohwat | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pouwooe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pouvosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouwath | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Powoh
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