Pakua Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

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

Pakua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
India91:85,229,487684,495
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pakua (191) may also be a first name.

Pakua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pakua (Hindi: पकुआ, Oriya: ପାକୁଆ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Pakua reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pakua is also the 657,437th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 191 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea Pakua is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 48 percent reside, Gulf, where 18 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakkua9114/
Pankua911/
Phakua911/
Pangkua838/
Pankuea831/
Pakkuah831/
Pokua803,899/
Pagua801,297/
Pacua80517/
Pakwa80144/
Pekua8062/
Paqua8042/
Pachkuad771/
Pascua7393,195/
Paguay738,736/
Pokuaa738,124/
Pasqua732,986/
Paquay732,742/
Phakwa7350/
Phekua7346/
Paguas7328/
Pakwai7328/
Paccua7327/
Peikua7319/
Peukua7319/
Paigua7314/
Paquai7312/
Paquaa739/
Paguai738/
Paakwa738/
Pazcua736/
Phagua734/
Pacqua733/
Paagua733/
Pacuas733/
Pokuay732/
Paykwa731/
Padkwa731/
Paguaa731/
Pakwat731/
Paquat731/
Pacuha731/
Paguau731/
Pacuad731/
Pancua731/
Pagcua731/
Paguat731/
Peaqua730/
Phatthkua711/
Pakcquioa711/
Pascuas672,916/
Pasquay67294/
Pasquau6745/
Pauquay6732/
Paquaij6729/
Paquaud6721/
Paquaux6718/
Pauquai6711/
Payguah679/
Pasguay675/
Phokuat674/
Poonkua674/
Pashqua673/
Pasquai673/
Pascqua673/
Pacquay673/
Pasquaz672/
Pakwach672/
Pancuha672/
Pasccua672/
Pascuad672/
Pascuaz672/
Pazcuas672/
Panguay672/
Ppascua671/
Paydkwa671/
Paquach671/
Payguay671/
Panghua671/
Passcua671/
Phonkua671/
Panquea671/
Pacquai671/
Paascua671/
Paqueat670/

Pakua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pakua in the Hindi language
पकुआpaku'a-
Pakua in the Oriya language
ପାକୁଆpaku'a94.12
ପାକୁଆାଇଁpakuaa'im2.94
ପକୁଆpaku'a2.94

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pakua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis