Pahwa Surname

57,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,7031:99,5806,540
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Thailand1741:405,96871,274
Canada1201:307,04728,331
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
Qatar871:27,1032,847
England731:763,26141,903
Australia471:574,37741,856
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pahwa (85) may also be a first name.

Pahwa Last Name Facts

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

Pahwa (Hindi: पाहवा, Marathi: पाहवा) is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pahwa is the 57,971st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 834,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Pahwa live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pahwa is also the 1,039,322nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7,703 people, or 1 in 99,580. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 44 percent are found, Punjab, where 25 percent are found and Haryana, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India Pahwa is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Pahwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pahwa last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.18% registered with the party.

The amount Pahwa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.28% more than the national average, earning $66,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahuwa912,171/
Pahawa91276/
Pahwha912/
Pahwaa911/
Pahwad911/
Pauhwa911/
Pawa898,895/
Pahawat839/
Pahawai834/
Pahawas833/
Pahaway832/
Paschwa831/
Pashwas831/
Pashwat831/
Phawa8011,648/
Phewa805,748/
Pawah80765/
Pawai80571/
Paway80521/
Paiwa80348/
Paewa80292/
Pabha80284/
Pahva80195/
Pauwa80185/
Paywa8054/
Pawha8045/
Peawa8033/
Pawwa8012/
Pawua809/
Pavha808/
Paawa805/
Pajwa804/
Pehwa803/
Pawaa802/
Pawaj802/
Pahba801/
Pohwa801/
Pawea801/
Peachway772/
Peashway770/
Pahava732,761/
Pabhai732,299/
Pashua73442/
Payhua73391/
Pauwah73269/
Paewai73247/
Payway73196/
Pachva73178/
Paivha73160/
Payuha73159/
Phawai73131/
Paihua7394/
Pahuay7382/
Pathva7342/
Povaha7338/
Paiway7331/
Pawhay7331/
Pohwat7329/
Powaha7324/
Pahvah7321/
Pauwaa7319/
Pawass7318/
Phowat7317/
Pavhad7316/
Paehua7312/
Pawaih738/
Paswah736/
Phowad736/
Pawath735/
Pashva735/
Paiwat735/
Pavhaj734/
Pawhai734/
Paswad734/
Pfawai733/
Pavaha733/
Paywad732/
Pasway732/
Pachua732/
Peaway732/
Paiwai732/
Phawap732/
Paswaa731/
Paswaj731/
Paswau731/
Pauwat731/
Pawaus731/
Paways731/
Ppabha731/
Pabaha731/
Pauwai731/
Pawayz731/
Pawwas731/
Paszwa731/
Pahuas731/
Pahwou731/
Pochwa731/
Pheiwa731/
Phoewa731/
Phoowa731/
Phoway731/
Phaewa731/
Pahuha731/
Peawad731/
Paweas730/
Pava6750,982/
Paba675,569/
Pewa671,305/
Powa67885/
Phabhai67633/
Pochwat67320/
Pawo67266/
Pachuea67103/
Pahaboi6741/
Pfawaid6713/
Poohwat6712/
Paywayh679/
Peawwat677/
Pahavai673/
Paswash672/
Phoowat672/
Pathvat671/
Pathvea671/
Paybhai671/
Pahavod671/
Pachhva671/
Pachuah671/
Pachvat671/
Pahveah671/
Passwea671/
Paschua671/
Pavahap671/
Pahavap671/
Pahieva671/
Paaiwaa671/
Phoshwa671/
Pachuha671/
Paiwaha671/
Paiwast671/
Peawwad671/
Pawahay671/

Pahwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahwa in the Hindi language
पाहवाpahava92.37
पहवाpahava5.34
पाहबpahaba0.76
पाहूजाpahuja0.38
पहावाpahava0.38
पाहवpahava0.38
Pahwa in the Marathi language
पाहवाpahava83.05
पहवाpahava13.56
पाहावाpahava3.39

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