Powsey Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Powsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Powsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powsey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Powsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Powsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Powsey are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Powsey is most numerous in: Kent, where 38 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside and Dorset, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Powsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Powsey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Powsey surname expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Powsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Powsey surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Powsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.76% less than the national average, earning $10,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning $38,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powse911/
Pawsey832,059/
Pewsey83263/
Powser83128/
Powjey831/
Phowse831/
Powsay831/
Powsche779/
Phowsee771/
Pawssey771/
Pawse73199/
Povse73187/
Powce732/
Powze731/
Pofse730/
Pewsy730/
Powzeyat711/
Powshi67451/
Pawshe67302/
Pawsay677/
Pauwse675/
Phofse674/
Pewsoy672/
Powsza672/
Povser672/
Powzer671/
Powjee671/
Pawseh671/
Pawsee671/
Powsha671/
Pawsie671/
Pawses671/
Pewsie670/
Pofser670/

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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 Powsey
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