Paiwi Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paiwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paiwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paiawi915/
Paiwai912/
Pawi891,683/
Piwi8999/
Paiwa80348/
Peawi80135/
Paibi80125/
Paiwe8080/
Poiwi8048/
Pawie8047/
Pawih8032/
Phawi8016/
Pahwi8011/
Piwei8010/
Paivi808/
Pauwi803/
Pavii801/
Pawij801/
Phiwi801/
Piwii801/
Pawii801/
Pawiś801/
Piwiy801/
Payawi73193/
Pawich7347/
Paivio7336/
Peyawi7334/
Paibai7333/
Paiway7331/
Payewi7323/
Piyawi7322/
Paswit7313/
Payowi7312/
Pawieh7310/
Piwish738/
Paiebi738/
Piwitt736/
Piwwit735/
Pajawi735/
Paivie735/
Paiawa734/
Peiwei734/
Paiiva731/
Piewii731/
Pawiey731/
Paivai731/
Vpaivi731/
Paiiwa731/
Paiboi731/
Pivi6734,474/
Pawa678,895/
Pawe675,799/
Pabi672,431/
Pavi671,743/
Piwa67815/
Pewi67348/
Pibi67255/
Pojawis67165/
Piwe6757/
Pawy6726/
Paswich676/
Pajawis672/
Poiawis671/
Paiwaha671/
Piyewei671/
Pawä671/
Paiwech671/
Paaiwaa671/
Pojawiś671/
Piwy671/

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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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  • 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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