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 last name Paiwi is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paiwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Paiwi reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Paiwi is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname Paiwi is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 92 percent reside, East New Britain, where 3 percent reside and East Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent reside.
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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