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
The surname Powoh occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Powoh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Powoh live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Powoh is also the 2,608,198th most common first name in the world, held by 18 people.
The surname Powoh is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia Powoh is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 38 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Powoh
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