Powyer Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Powyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1721:156,95216,457
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017

Powyer Last Name Facts

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

Powyer is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Powyer are found; 92 percent are found in Australasia and 92 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Powyer is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 156,952. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 81 percent are found, Queensland, where 18 percent are found and Western Australia, where 1 percent are found. Barring Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 1 percent are found.

Powyer Last Name Statistics demography

Powyer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powye911/
Pawyer831/
Powyee831/
Powear831/
Powierz772/
Poiwier770/
Poyvier770/
Pobye7341/
Powie7327/
Pavyer6724/
Pawear678/
Povear672/
Phobye672/
Powies672/
Povier672/
Powjee671/
Powjey671/
Pouwie671/
Pawuer671/
Paweer671/
Povaer671/
Powhie670/
Pawier670/

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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 Powyer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis