Paofa Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Paofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Paofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paofa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Paofa live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Paofa is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 94 percent are found, Central, where 3 percent are found and Morobe, where 3 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paofai | 91 | 327 | / |
| Paofaï | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phaofai | 83 | 27 | / |
| Poafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pahova | 73 | 34 | / |
| Paofoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phaopha | 67 | 214 | / |
| Paoffer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paophat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaofoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaophat | 62 | 355 | / |
| Phaeopha | 62 | 112 | / |
| Phaophai | 62 | 66 | / |
| Phaophas | 62 | 6 | / |
| Pahoffer | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phaophad | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phaaophat | 57 | 7 | / |
| Phaeophai | 57 | 4 | / |
| Paopho | 55 | 5 | / |
| Pouofo | 55 | 2 | / |
| Pohava | 55 | 2 | / |
| Paophit | 50 | 43 | / |
| Paophet | 50 | 10 | / |
| Phaopho | 50 | 7 | / |
| Phoapha | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ppaopho | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pouafit | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pa'hafe | 50 | 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
- 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 Paofa
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