Pakwi Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Pakwi (38) may also be a first name.

Pakwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakwi is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pakwi are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.

The surname Pakwi is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,023,744. In Thailand it is most common in: Phayao Province, where 52 percent are found, Ratchaburi Province, where 46 percent are found and Udon Thani Province, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakwai9128/
Phakwi913/
Pankwi912/
Pakwe80284/
Pakui80241/
Pakwa80144/
Pagwi801/
Paskwich773/
Phakwe73265/
Pankui7378/
Pankwe7365/
Paskui7362/
Phakwa7350/
Paakwa738/
Paukui735/
Pakwee734/
Paakwe731/
Paykwa731/
Pangkui6762/
Phankui6761/
Pakueyi6748/
Pashkui6725/
Pakouhi673/
Pokwisz671/
Pangwui671/
Paucwio671/
Pookwai671/

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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
  • 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 Pakwi
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