Póvez Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Chile

Póvez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Póvez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Povez (187) are calculated separately.

Póvez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Póvez occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Povez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Póvez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Póvez live; 83 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname Póvez is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,594,708. Other than Peru it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 33 percent reside and Spain, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povez93187/
Pavez8027,955/
Pávez804/
Povetz7310/
Paveez7310/
Poivez733/
Paveaz731/
Pavezz731/
Paviez731/
Poyvez730/
Pave672,062/
Pove67165/
Póva672/
Poijvez670/

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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 Póvez
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