Pahwa Surname
Approximately 8,729 people bear this surname
Pahwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,703 | 1:99,580 | 6,540 |
| United States | 324 | 1:1,118,700 | 80,737 |
| Thailand | 174 | 1:405,968 | 71,274 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Pahwa (85) may also be a first name.
Pahwa Demographics
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Pahwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pahwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pahwa (Hindi: पाहवा, Marathi: पाहवा) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,971st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 834,866 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 common forename in the world, held by 85 people.
The last name Pahwa is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7,703 people, or 1 in 99,580. In India Pahwa is most common in: Delhi, where 44 percent are found, Punjab, where 25 percent are found and Haryana, where 7 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs 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 holding the Pahwa last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.18% being registered to vote for the political 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
Pahwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pahwa in the Hindi language | ||
| पाहवा | pahava | 92.37 |
| पहवा | pahava | 5.34 |
| पाहब | pahaba | 0.76 |
| पाहूजा | pahuja | 0.38 |
| पहावा | pahava | 0.38 |
| पाहव | pahava | 0.38 |
| Pahwa in the Marathi language | ||
| पाहवा | pahava | 83.05 |
| पहवा | pahava | 13.56 |
| पाहावा | pahava | 3.39 |
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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 Pahwa
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