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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paiwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paiwi is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Paiwi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Paiwi are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally It is held by 11 people.
Paiwi is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 92 percent are found, East New Britain, where 3 percent are found and East Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs 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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