Powu Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Powu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Powu (345) may also be a first name.
Powu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Powu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Powu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Powu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Powu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Powu reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 469,697th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 345 people.
The last name Powu is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Powu is primarily found in: Gorontalo, where 53 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 47 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Pouwou | 80 | 27 | / |
| Pohwou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pouweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pewu | 75 | 1,096 | / |
| Pawu | 75 | 269 | / |
| Puwu | 75 | 107 | / |
| Povu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Pobu | 75 | 16 | / |
| Phoowut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poowuth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pabou | 67 | 298 | / |
| Powoe | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pawou | 67 | 130 | / |
| Pawuh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pobou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pobau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Povou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pawuś | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phawu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pobui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Peweu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puwut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poovu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pobuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pewau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povut | 67 | 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
- 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 Powu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis