Paliwe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Paliwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Paliwe (18) may also be a first name.
Paliwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paliwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paliwe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paliwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Paliwe occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Paliwe reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Paliwe is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Paliwe is mostly found in: Enga, where 64 percent live and Hela, where 36 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paliawe | 92 | 80 | / |
| Pahliwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paliowei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palibe | 83 | 338 | / |
| Palawe | 83 | 236 | / |
| Paliwa | 83 | 89 | / |
| Palliw | 83 | 30 | / |
| Peliwe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Palive | 83 | 3 | / |
| Paleiw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poliwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paliyawet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poliwes | 77 | 35 | / |
| Paulive | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pouliwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pheliwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pailiwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paliway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pahliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paalawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palewei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paliave | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polaiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paliver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Palew | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pahlevie | 71 | 175 | / |
| Paliwaya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Paliświt | 71 | 11 | / |
| Palayiwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Paliyeva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pallawee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palivets | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paulivey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paulives | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paylieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palliver | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palave | 67 | 24,458 | / |
| Palevi | 67 | 308 | / |
| Pelewe | 67 | 263 | / |
| Palewa | 67 | 247 | / |
| Paliva | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pauleweit | 67 | 34 | / |
| Poliwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Paluvi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Paleve | 67 | 19 | / |
| Palibi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Peluwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Palebi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polewe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palevy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pallaibhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paluwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pallew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palliwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palliveed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Palayw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Paliwe
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