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
Powson has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Powson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Powson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Powson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Powson live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Powson is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 78,724. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 79 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 20 percent reside and Nimba County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Liberia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 11 percent reside.
Powson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Powson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying 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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