Pagiwa Surname

344,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pagiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pagiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8811:17,5242,560
Botswana1651:13,2542,545
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Pagiwa (152) may also be a first name.

Pagiwa Last Name Facts

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

Pagiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pagiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagiwa? popularity and diffusion

Pagiwa is the 344,897th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,862,096 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pagiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pagiwa is also the 746,252nd most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 152 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 17,524. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 48 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent live and Midlands Province, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pagiwah922/
Phagiwa921/
Paguwa8385/
Paziwa8320/
Pagewa8317/
Pasiwa8312/
Pagiba836/
Pagieva77287/
Paguwah7716/
Phaziwa7712/
Pagivas773/
Paisewa771/
Pagivat771/
Pagibai771/
Paguway771/
Paguewa771/
Pasiewa771/
Pagewad771/
Pasiway770/
Paygieva711/
Paciva671,759/
Pogiba67590/
Posiwa67186/
Pagewo6729/
Pasewa6713/
Paguva6712/
Pasiva6711/
Peguwa6711/
Pagibo6710/
Pagewe6710/
Poguwa679/
Pagivi679/
Pagive679/
Paziva672/
Phagibhai671/
Pajiva671/
Paziba671/
Pazewa671/

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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 Pagiwa
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