Powon Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Powon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4331:32,2263,513
Liberia781:56,5204,977
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Powon (380) may also be a first name.

Powon Last Name Facts

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

Powon is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Powon.

How Common Is The Last Name Powon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,621st most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Powon are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 444,827th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 380 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 32,226. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Powon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Powon surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poewon9119/
Powoon9114/
Powong9110/
Phowon911/
Poswon911/
Phowong83272/
Poowong8327/
Pouwong832/
Powan80526/
Pawon80471/
Pewon80218/
Pobon8043/
Puwon8011/
Povon806/
Phoowong7714/
Pooywong771/
Pouywong771/
Powane73535/
Poovan73454/
Phewon7394/
Phowan7349/
Pehwon7335/
Puwong7334/
Poboon7334/
Paawon7334/
Phuwon7329/
Pojwan7326/
Poowan7315/
Powhan7315/
Paboon7313/
Phobon7310/
Pooban738/
Peewon737/
Powhom737/
Pohwan737/
Poobun736/
Puiwon735/
Poubon734/
Poiwan734/
Puowan733/
Puboon733/
Phowun733/
Pawone731/
Pawoun731/
Paewon731/
Pewwon731/
Puiwong67588/
Phoboon6781/
Poowang6750/
Pothuon6732/
Puywong6712/
Poovong679/
Phewoon677/
Pohboon676/
Phowang676/
Phewoun676/
Phoowan676/
Phoubon675/
Phooban675/
Pooboon674/
Pashwon673/
Pouvong672/
Poowung672/
Phowane671/
Pojwang671/
Bpoubon671/
Pawoong671/
Poswang671/
Pawoune671/
Phowhom671/
Phuboon671/
Phaboon671/
Powatin671/
Povonne671/
Puoboon671/
Pawoing671/
Pawoont670/

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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 Powon
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