Paduwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Paduwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Paduwa (21) may also be a first name.
Paduwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paduwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paduwa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paduwa? popularity and diffusion
Paduwa is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Paduwa are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Barring Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paduwat | 92 | 94 | / |
| Paduwai | 92 | 12 | / |
| Padouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phahduwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paduva | 83 | 218 | / |
| Padiwa | 83 | 139 | / |
| Paduwi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Poduwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Padouva | 77 | 43 | / |
| Padueva | 77 | 20 | / |
| Padiway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Padhuva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Paduwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Padubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hpaduva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paddiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padouvas | 71 | 50 | / |
| Payduweh | 71 | 19 | / |
| Padubhai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Paydueva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Padiva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poduba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poduva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Padubo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pediwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paduvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phadubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Paduwa
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