Powsney Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Powsney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powsney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Powsney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powsney occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Powsney.

How Common Is The Last Name Powsney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Powsney are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Powsney is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 91 percent live, Suffolk, where 5 percent live and Greater London, where 5 percent live. Barring England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posney92102/
Powsner86111/
Poosney861/
Posny8375/
Posne839/
Posane77316/
Posnyi77181/
Powson7792/
Pisney7749/
Posine7727/
Posnyy7727/
Pasney7715/
Pesney7711/
Posany779/
Pozney778/
Possne778/
Bosney776/
Posone771/
Possny771/
Poosne771/
Pwsn731/
Posn730/
Puisney7154/
Possane7131/
Posnaya7130/
Pousane7127/
Posanei7122/
Pesiney7122/
Boisney7116/
Posoane7115/
Povsner7114/
Posynyi7112/
Posenei7110/
Possone718/
Pisoney716/
Posiniy713/
Poswane713/
Poisone712/
Posaune712/
Possene712/
Posaniy711/
Pousine711/
Peosony711/
Poseyan711/
Powzner711/
Paowson711/
Pasaney711/
Bosneyo710/
Posen671,290/
Posin67627/
Posan67503/
Paowasan67396/
Pousaneh67319/
Poson67310/
Posna67248/
Posno67168/
Bosne67114/
Posun67104/
Posni6767/
Bosny6737/
Pessoney6727/
Pysny6724/
Pisny6721/
Bosseney6720/
Bossoney6717/
Powosino6715/
Powassin6714/
Pozny6712/
Posyn677/
Pesne675/
Possenne675/
Powsuwan675/
Posán675/
Bosinney673/
Pasne673/
Poussine673/
Pozne673/
Pisne673/
Pasny672/
Poisneau672/
Poissone672/
Possione671/
Pwsnh671/
Powsiano671/
Posienei671/
Bosonney671/
Bouwesne671/
Poßny671/
Pohsonne671/
Pesny671/
Bsney670/
Bowessne670/
Povzner57107/
Pavsner5759/
Povzhny572/

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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 Powsney
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