Passaw Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Passaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Passaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Passaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Passaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Passaw is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Passaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Passaw are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Passaw is mostly found in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and Togo, where 11 percent live.

Passaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Passaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Passaw surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passawe921,799/
Pasaw9132/
Paassawe868/
Passab831,591/
Passow831,466/
Pasawe8345/
Pashaw8313/
Pasgaw831/
Passav831/
Pessaw830/
Paasawe77125/
Passova7729/
Passabì774/
Paeseaw771/
Passowa771/
Paissab771/
Passafe771/
Paushaw770/
Pasav73367/
Pasab7363/
Posaw7310/
Pasow731/
Phaisawe711/
Passov67169/
Pasova67126/
Pasovs6714/
Pashow6712/
Passof679/
Peshaw677/
Phasab675/
Pachaw674/
Paasav673/
Poseaw672/
Patsav672/
Pasaff672/
Pashab672/
Paczaw671/
Poshaw671/
Pohsaw671/
Pasjav671/
Pasowa671/
Pashaf671/
Paisav671/
Posiaw671/
Peysaw670/
Pastschow670/
Pessow670/

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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 Passaw
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