Paiwa Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Paiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 307 | 1:26,559 | 2,967 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Paiwa (73) may also be a first name.
Paiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paiwa (Bengali: পাইওয়া) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 804,502nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Paiwa reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Paiwa is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 73 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 26,559. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 50 percent are found, East Sepik, where 19 percent are found and Madang, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paiwa in the Bengali language | ||
| পাইওয়া | pa'i'oya | - |
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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 Paiwa
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