Pakuwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Pakuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Pakuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pakuwa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Pakuwa is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Pakuwa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 50 percent reside, Bougainville, where 17 percent reside and Gulf, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakouwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pakuwai | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pakuswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pakuwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paskuwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pakiwa | 83 | 38 | / |
| Pakuwi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pokuwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Pakuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pakuva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokuwai | 77 | 864 | / |
| Pakueva | 77 | 49 | / |
| Pakusua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pokuwaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phakuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakiway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakhuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paquiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakkueva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pakowhai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ppokuwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pakubhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekuva | 67 | 48 | / |
| Pakowe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pakuvi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pekiwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phakhiwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pakowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pacuba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pakkubahy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pokiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakube | 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 Pakuwa
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