Pakwa Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Pakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pakwa (49) may also be a first name.

Pakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pakwa (Hindi: पक्वा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Pakwa reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pakwa is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 49 people.

The surname Pakwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Without taking into account The DR Congo Pakwa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.

Pakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Pakwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.65% less than the national average, earning R 103,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakwa9150/
Pakwai9128/
Paakwa918/
Pakwat911/
Padkwa911/
Paykwa911/
Pakwach832/
Pakhwaa831/
Paydkwa831/
Pakwe80284/
Pekwa80278/
Pacwa80201/
Pakua80165/
Pokwa80118/
Pakwi8079/
Pakwo8048/
Pagwa8011/
Phakweha774/
Phakwe73265/
Pokwas73141/
Pankwe7365/
Phagwa7360/
Pokwap7354/
Pakkua7314/
Podkwa736/
Pakwee734/
Phakwi733/
Ponkwa733/
Pankwi732/
Pacway732/
Phekwa732/
Paggwa731/
Pokwat731/
Pankua731/
Pagwah731/
Paakwe731/
Peukwa731/
Phakua731/
Peikwa731/
Phagwah6727/
Pangkua678/
Phekgwa674/
Phokwah671/
Phonkwa671/
Pokwaas671/
Pakkuah671/
Pookwai671/
Pankuea671/
Peckway670/

Pakwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pakwa in the Hindi language
पक्वाpakva-

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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
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  • 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 Pakwa
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