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
Papiwa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Papiwa is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Papiwa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Papiwa reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Papiwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Papiwa is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 53 percent are found and Western, where 47 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Papiwa is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 38 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis