Pahwi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pahwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pahwi (23) may also be a first name.

Pahwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pahwi is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pahwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Pahwi is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pahwi live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The surname Pahwi is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Riau, where 70 percent are found and Aceh, where 30 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawi891,683/
Pahawai834/
Pawai80571/
Peawi80135/
Pawie8047/
Pawei8044/
Paiwi8041/
Pawih8032/
Phawi8016/
Pabhi8013/
Pawoi806/
Pauwi803/
Pawij801/
Phowi801/
Pavhi801/
Pawii801/
Pawiś801/
Pabhai732,299/
Paewai73247/
Phawai73131/
Pashui7381/
Pahwer7379/
Pawich7347/
Payuhi7321/
Paswit7313/
Pathvi7311/
Pawieh7310/
Pachui737/
Pajuhi737/
Pachwe735/
Pawhai734/
Pfawai733/
Paiwai732/
Pahwha732/
Pashvi732/
Phabhi732/
Pahwaa731/
Pochwi731/
Pauhwa731/
Phohwi731/
Phowit731/
Pauwai731/
Pawiey731/
Paswui731/
Pahuie731/
Pahavi731/
Pauwei731/
Phewiy731/
Pawhei731/
Phowis730/
Pawa678,895/
Pawe675,799/
Pabi672,431/
Pavi671,743/
Phabhai67633/
Pathuis67476/
Powi67365/
Pewi67348/
Pajouhi6765/
Pahaboi6741/
Pawy6726/
Pfawaid6713/
Pashvei6711/
Paswich676/
Paschui674/
Pahavai673/
Pahaway672/
Phahwer672/
Pathvis671/
Pauweis671/
Paybhai671/
Pawä671/
Pahhwer671/
Pajhwet671/

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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 Pahwi
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