Pakiwa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Pakiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pakiwa (25) may also be a first name.
Pakiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pakiwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Pakiwa are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 25 people.
Pakiwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Pakiwa is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakiway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pakewa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Pakiwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pekiwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pakuwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Pokiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phakhiwat | 80 | 40 | / |
| Phakhiwai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pakciwhai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pakieva | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pakivai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pakaiva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pakuwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pachiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Paquiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paykieva | 71 | 36 | / |
| Pakhieva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pakeewat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paikieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakeewai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakaivai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakibhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paciva | 67 | 1,759 | / |
| Pakeva | 67 | 59 | / |
| Phakhiwet | 67 | 34 | / |
| Paukewadt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pokuwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pokiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakuva | 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
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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 Pakiwa
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