Powrie Surname

264,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Powrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2771:97,45711,054
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Scotland2471:21,6752,486
England2211:252,11820,374
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Canada541:682,32655,162
Wales361:85,9597,098
France151:4,428,181244,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2451:15,2781,690
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Powrié (5) are calculated separately.

Powrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powrie is found most frequently in Australia. It may also be found as: Powrié. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Powrie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,957th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,934,019 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Powrie reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,457. In Australia Powrie is most common in: New South Wales, where 63 percent are found, Victoria, where 12 percent are found and Queensland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Powrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Powrie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 737 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powrie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Powrie surname are 0.29000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Powrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.49% more than the national average, earning R 438,408 per year; in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $60,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powrié945/
Powre917/
Powri912/
Powres834/
Powrey830/
Povrier770/
Pobre732,706/
Powra7314/
Pawri7314/
Povre7311/
Pobri733/
Pawre732/
Powry731/
Poivre67665/
Poyvre6786/
Pohbri6717/
Powray674/
Phawre671/
Powraj671/
Pawree671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Powrie
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