Powson Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Powson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 56 | 1:78,724 | 6,600 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Powson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Powson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Powson is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Powson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,943,350th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Powson reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
Powson is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 78,724. In Liberia Powson is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 79 percent are found, Sinoe County, where 20 percent are found and Nimba County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 11 percent are found.
Powson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Powson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Powson last name fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phowson | 92 | 1 | / |
| Powsond | 92 | 1 | / |
| Powshon | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pawson | 83 | 4,057 | / |
| Pobson | 83 | 2 | / |
| Powsang | 77 | 19 | / |
| Powsand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pawsan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Powzun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pabson | 67 | 10 | / |
| Powzen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pawsom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pawsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pawzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paswsan | 62 | 49 | / |
| Povshan | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pofsian | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pobshan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paawsan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Powrzan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phowchan | 57 | 4 | / |
| Povzun | 50 | 868 | / |
| Pawzun | 50 | 40 | / |
| Pawjan | 50 | 12 | / |
| Pavsan | 50 | 3 | / |
| Pawzan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pabsan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pabsen | 50 | 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
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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 Powson
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