Pagawa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Pagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Pagawa (28) may also be a first name.

Pagawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pagawa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pagawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pagawa is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Pagawa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Pagawa reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 61 percent reside, National Capital District, where 18 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 12 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pagaway9221/
Pagawad9211/
Pagawah926/
Pangaway862/
Pagaawad862/
Pagava83173/
Pagawi8319/
Pagewa8317/
Pagaba8310/
Pagowa835/
Pegawa833/
Panggaway8061/
Panggawai803/
Paagaawad801/
Pagaeva77301/
Paghava7788/
Pongawa7746/
Pagavad7727/
Pangawo772/
Phagava771/
Paigaba771/
Pangggaway752/
Ponggawa71303/
Pagabhai713/
Phagabai711/
Pagabo6779/
Pagave6775/
Pagewo6729/
Pagavi6711/
Pagova676/
Pagoba673/
Pogava673/
Pagowo671/
Pegava671/

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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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  • 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 Pagawa
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