Passawa Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Passawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 249 | 1:17,705 | 1,814 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
Passawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Passawa is found most in Liberia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Passawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 948,111th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Passawa are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Passawa is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 17,705. In Liberia Passawa is mostly concentrated in: Grand Cape Mount County, where 65 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 25 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Passawa
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