Papiwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Papiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Papiwa (11) may also be a first name.
Papiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Papiwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Papiwa live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 53 percent live and Western, where 47 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Papiwa is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papuwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Papiva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Papewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pophiwa | 77 | 166 | / |
| Papoiwo | 77 | 86 | / |
| Papieva | 77 | 40 | / |
| Papibai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pappibai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Phopiwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Papivi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pepewa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Papeva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Papuwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Papewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Popiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papeeva | 62 | 16 | / |
| Papueva | 62 | 13 | / |
| Popieva | 62 | 8 | / |
| Patpivi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Papevis | 62 | 4 | / |
| Pepieva | 62 | 3 | / |
| Papiová | 62 | 2 | / |
| Popoiwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Papaive | 62 | 1 | / |
| Papivich | 57 | 1 | / |
| Papeshwer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phaphaivit | 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 Papiwa
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