Powon Surname
Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname
Powon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,433 | 1:32,226 | 3,513 |
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Powon (380) may also be a first name.
Powon Demographics
Powon Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Powon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Powon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Powon is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Powon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,621st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. Powon 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. Powon is also the 444,827th most widespread first name internationally, held by 380 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 32,226. In Kenya it is most common in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Powon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poewon | 91 | 19 | / |
| Powoon | 91 | 14 | / |
| Powong | 91 | 10 | / |
| Phowon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poswon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phowong | 83 | 272 | / |
| Poowong | 83 | 27 | / |
| Pouwong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Powan | 80 | 526 | / |
| Pawon | 80 | 471 | / |
| Pewon | 80 | 218 | / |
| Pobon | 80 | 43 | / |
| Puwon | 80 | 11 | / |
| Povon | 80 | 6 | / |
| Phoowong | 77 | 14 | / |
| Pooywong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouywong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Powane | 73 | 535 | / |
| Poovan | 73 | 454 | / |
| Phewon | 73 | 94 | / |
| Phowan | 73 | 49 | / |
| Pehwon | 73 | 35 | / |
| Puwong | 73 | 34 | / |
| Poboon | 73 | 34 | / |
| Paawon | 73 | 34 | / |
| Phuwon | 73 | 29 | / |
| Pojwan | 73 | 26 | / |
| Poowan | 73 | 15 | / |
| Powhan | 73 | 15 | / |
| Paboon | 73 | 13 | / |
| Phobon | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pooban | 73 | 8 | / |
| Peewon | 73 | 7 | / |
| Powhom | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pohwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Poobun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Puiwon | 73 | 5 | / |
| Poubon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Poiwan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puowan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Puboon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phowun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pawone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paewon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pewwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puiwong | 67 | 588 | / |
| Phoboon | 67 | 81 | / |
| Poowang | 67 | 50 | / |
| Pothuon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Puywong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poovong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phewoon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pohboon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phowang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phewoun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phoowan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phoubon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phooban | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pooboon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pashwon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pouvong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poowung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phowane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pojwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpoubon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawoong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poswang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phowhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puoboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawoont | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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