Padawa Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Padawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
Padawa (89) may also be a first name.
Padawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Padawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Padawa (Marathi: पड) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Padawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Padawa is the 746,827th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Padawa reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 89 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 24 percent live, Kogi, where 23 percent live and Nasarawa, where 18 percent live. Besides Nigeria Padawa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padhawa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Padawad | 92 | 11 | / |
| Padawat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Padaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pahdawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Padahawa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Phadawat | 86 | 4 | / |
| Paddawad | 86 | 4 | / |
| Padawach | 86 | 2 | / |
| Padawacz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Padawe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Padava | 83 | 50 | / |
| Padawi | 83 | 25 | / |
| Padawo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Pedawa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Padawy | 83 | 10 | / |
| Padaba | 83 | 7 | / |
| Podawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Padavad | 77 | 276 | / |
| Padawer | 77 | 228 | / |
| Padeway | 77 | 138 | / |
| Padaeva | 77 | 17 | / |
| Paydawy | 77 | 10 | / |
| Padavai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Padavas | 77 | 7 | / |
| Padhava | 77 | 6 | / |
| Padavoa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Padavat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Padavah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Padabai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Padawet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pedaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padhawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padavaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poudawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Podawacz | 71 | 96 | / |
| Padavast | 71 | 24 | / |
| Phadawet | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phadavad | 71 | 9 | / |
| Padawech | 71 | 6 | / |
| Phodawat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Padabhai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Padabhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padavapp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poudaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padahavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paddabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padavi | 67 | 47,792 | / |
| Padave | 67 | 7,085 | / |
| Padova | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Padabo | 67 | 529 | / |
| Podava | 67 | 133 | / |
| Pedava | 67 | 64 | / |
| Padeva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Padoba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Padavo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Padabi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phadawech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Podowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pedowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Padewo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Padabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pedewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Podaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phadabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Padavj | 67 | 1 | / |
Padawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Padawa in the Marathi language | ||
| पड | pada | - |
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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 Padawa
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