Paofai Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Paofai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 258 | 1:1,088 | 136 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Paofaï (1) are calculated separately.
Paofai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paofai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paofai is carried by more people in French Polynesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Paofaï. For other possible spellings of Paofai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paofai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 841,044th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Paofai is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Paofai reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Polynesia.
Paofai is most prevalent in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 1,088. Barring French Polynesia Paofai occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 19 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paofaï | 94 | 1 | / |
| Phaofai | 92 | 27 | / |
| Paofa | 91 | 34 | / |
| Poafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phaophai | 71 | 66 | / |
| Pahova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Phaeophai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phaopha | 62 | 214 | / |
| Paophit | 62 | 43 | / |
| Paoffer | 62 | 4 | / |
| Pouafit | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paophat | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phaophat | 57 | 355 | / |
| Poovaiah | 57 | 283 | / |
| Phaeopha | 57 | 112 | / |
| Phaophas | 57 | 6 | / |
| Phaophit | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phaophad | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pahoffer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phaaophat | 53 | 7 | / |
| Pohava | 50 | 2 | / |
| Phoohofoio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pohavi | 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 Paofai
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