Pakewa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Pakewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Pakewa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pakewa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pakewa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pakewa live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Pakewa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Pakewa is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 73 percent are found, National Capital District, where 24 percent are found and Bougainville, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakeewat862/
Pakeewai861/
Pakawa8395/
Pakeva8359/
Pakiwa8338/
Paukewadt8011/
Pakeeva77323/
Pakaeva7768/
Pakieva7711/
Pakawai774/
Phakawa774/
Pakevad771/
Pakiway771/
Pakkawa771/
Phakheewat752/
Paskeeva7194/
Pakhaeva7138/
Paykieva7136/
Pashkeva7136/
Paukaeva7119/
Phakhawa7116/
Paykeeva717/
Pakowhai717/
Pakheeva716/
Pakhieva713/
Paikieva711/
Pakkaway711/
Pakkawea711/
Packaway710/
Pakava67863/
Pashkeeva67184/
Paskewich67132/
Pakebe6748/
Pokawa6745/
Phakhiwat6740/
Paceva6723/
Pakiwe6711/
Pekiwa6711/
Pokewe676/
Paykhaeva676/
Phakhiwai675/
Pakowo674/
Pakebi671/
Pokiwa671/
Paskewish671/
Pokeva671/
Pakciwhai671/

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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 Pakewa
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