Paewa Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2431:544,23543,920
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Paewa (52) may also be a first name.

Paewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paewa is most common in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Paewa is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Paewa live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Paewa is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 544,235. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 77 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 19 percent reside and North Kalimantan, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Paewa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Paewa Last Name Statistics demography

Paewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.68% less than the national average, earning R 102,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paewai91247/
Pahewa9116/
Paewat911/
Phaewa911/
Pawa898,895/
Pewa891,305/
Phaewat839/
Paewwat832/
Paewwad832/
Phawa8011,648/
Pahwa808,729/
Phewa805,748/
Pawah80765/
Pawai80571/
Paway80521/
Paeva80152/
Pawha8045/
Pewai8026/
Pewah8025/
Pawwa8012/
Pawua809/
Paawa805/
Poewa803/
Pehwa803/
Pawaa802/
Peuwa802/
Pewau801/
Pavea801/
Pewea801/
Paeua801/
Pewha801/
Pawea801/
Phaewwat771/
Pahawa73276/
Paveau73264/
Phawai73131/
Pawhay7331/
Paehua7312/
Pawaih738/
Pahiwa737/
Peeway735/
Phawah734/
Pawhai734/
Pfawai733/
Paevaj733/
Phaeva732/
Pahwha732/
Paevea731/
Paheva731/
Paweah731/
Poewah731/
Poeswa731/
Phoewa731/
Pahwaa731/
Pava6750,982/
Pawo67266/
Pewo67170/
Poheway676/
Pahawai674/
Pahaway672/
Paesuat671/
Pahieva671/
Pahveah671/
Pohewai671/
Pawahay671/

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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 Paewa
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