Paiwi Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Paiwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Paiwi (11) may also be a first name.
Paiwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paiwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paiwi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paiwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Paiwi is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Paiwi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Paiwi live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Paiwi is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 92 percent are found, East New Britain, where 3 percent are found and East Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paiawi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Paiwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pawi | 89 | 1,683 | / |
| Piwi | 89 | 99 | / |
| Paiwa | 80 | 348 | / |
| Peawi | 80 | 135 | / |
| Paibi | 80 | 125 | / |
| Paiwe | 80 | 80 | / |
| Poiwi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Pawie | 80 | 47 | / |
| Pawih | 80 | 32 | / |
| Phawi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Pahwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Piwei | 80 | 10 | / |
| Paivi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pauwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pavii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pawij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phiwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pawii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pawiś | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Payawi | 73 | 193 | / |
| Pawich | 73 | 47 | / |
| Paivio | 73 | 36 | / |
| Peyawi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Paibai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Paiway | 73 | 31 | / |
| Payewi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Piyawi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Paswit | 73 | 13 | / |
| Payowi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pawieh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Piwish | 73 | 8 | / |
| Paiebi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Piwitt | 73 | 6 | / |
| Piwwit | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pajawi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paivie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paiawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peiwei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Paiiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piewii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vpaivi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paiiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paiboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pivi | 67 | 34,474 | / |
| Pawa | 67 | 8,895 | / |
| Pawe | 67 | 5,799 | / |
| Pabi | 67 | 2,431 | / |
| Pavi | 67 | 1,743 | / |
| Piwa | 67 | 815 | / |
| Pewi | 67 | 348 | / |
| Pibi | 67 | 255 | / |
| Pojawis | 67 | 165 | / |
| Piwe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pawy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Paswich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pajawis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poiawis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piyewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawä | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paaiwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pojawiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piwy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Paiwi
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