Paasa Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Paasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 958 | 1:105,677 | 18,370 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Paasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paasa (Marathi: पाशा, Oriya: ପଅସା) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 365,146th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. Paasa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Paasa are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Paasa is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 105,677. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 43 percent live, Ilocos, where 16 percent live and Central Luzon, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Paasa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଅସା | pa'asa | - |
| Paasa in the Marathi language | ||
| पाशा | pasa | - |
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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 Paasa
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