Pahawa Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pahawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1741:119,36213,671
India961:7,990,264168,289
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Pahawa (33) may also be a first name.

Pahawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pahawa (Hindi: पाहवा, Marathi: पाहवा) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pahawa is the 948,111th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Pahawa are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 119,362. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 99 percent are found, North Region, where 1 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahawat929/
Pahawai924/
Pahawas923/
Pahaway922/
Phawa9111,648/
Pahwa918,729/
Paawa915/
Pahava832,761/
Pahuwa832,171/
Phawai83131/
Phawah834/
Phawap832/
Pahwaa831/
Pahwad831/
Phaewa831/
Pauhwa831/
Pawa808,895/
Pahavai773/
Paschwa771/
Pashwas771/
Pahavap771/
Paaiwaa771/
Pashwat771/
Phewa735,748/
Pawah73765/
Pawai73571/
Paway73521/
Paiwa73348/
Paewa73292/
Pabha73284/
Pahva73195/
Pauwa73185/
Pabaa7397/
Pavaa7366/
Paywa7354/
Phawo7351/
Pawha7345/
Paaba7333/
Peawa7333/
Phava7326/
Paava7322/
Phaba7313/
Pawwa7312/
Pavha738/
Pajwa734/
Pehwa733/
Pawaa732/
Pawaj732/
Pahba731/
Pohwa731/
Peachway712/
Pavahaja711/
Peashway710/
Pabhai672,299/
Pashua67442/
Payhua67391/
Pauwah67269/
Paewai67247/
Paaiva67207/
Payway67196/
Pachva67178/
Paivha67160/
Paabay67160/
Payuha67159/
Phavad67136/
Paihua6794/
Pahuay6782/
Pathva6742/
Povaha6738/
Paiway6731/
Pawhay6731/
Pohwat6729/
Paabai6728/
Powaha6724/
Pahvah6721/
Pauwaa6719/
Pawass6718/
Phowat6717/
Pavhad6716/
Paehua6712/
Phabai678/
Pawaih678/
Paswah676/
Phaiba676/
Phowad676/
Pawath675/
Pashva675/
Paiwat675/
Pavhaj674/
Pawhai674/
Paswad674/
Pavaai674/
Phavat674/
Pfawai673/
Phavaj673/
Pavaha673/
Pahwha672/
Paywad672/
Pasway672/
Pachua672/
Peaway672/
Phasua672/
Paiwai672/
Phaeva672/
Patvaa671/
Paswaa671/
Paswaj671/
Paswau671/
Pauwat671/
Pawaus671/
Paways671/
Ppabha671/
Phavas671/
Phahavath671/
Paatva671/
Paavad671/
Pabaha671/
Pauwai671/
Pawayz671/
Pawwas671/
Payuaa671/
Paszwa671/
Pahuas671/
Pahwou671/
Paavaa671/
Pochwa671/
Pheiwa671/
Phoewa671/
Phoowa671/
Phoway671/
Paavai671/
Pahuha671/
Peawad671/

Pahawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahawa in the Marathi language
पाहवाpahava-
Pahawa in the Hindi language
पाहवाpahava80.95
पहावाpahava19.05

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pahawa
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