Paswa Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Paswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paswa (154) may also be a first name.

Paswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paswa (Hindi: पश्वा) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,963rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Paswa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Paswa is also the 740,891st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 154 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 211,689. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Paswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Paswa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaswa9133/
Paswah916/
Paswad914/
Pasway912/
Pashwa912/
Paszwa911/
Paswau911/
Paswaj911/
Paswaa911/
Passway8380/
Patshwa835/
Paswash832/
Paisewa831/
Pashwat831/
Paschwa831/
Pashwas831/
Passwea831/
Paswaya831/
Poswa806,463/
Pasua805,873/
Peswa8025/
Pasva8020/
Paswi8020/
Pasba8010/
Paswe805/
Pheaswai771/
Passwaij771/
Peashway770/
Phoswa733,592/
Poszwa73747/
Paswet73502/
Pashua73442/
Paczwa73166/
Peshwa7369/
Posway7320/
Pachwa7314/
Paswit7313/
Passwe739/
Pasbah739/
Paszua735/
Pasvas735/
Pashva735/
Poswwa734/
Pasvad733/
Pasvau733/
Phasua732/
Pheswa732/
Passua732/
Poswad731/
Poeswa731/
Pasxua731/
Phaswe731/
Paswui731/
Pasvay731/
Pasuaj731/
Patsva731/
Poswat731/
Pasbay730/
Pasbeau67173/
Pasweth67142/
Paswett67103/
Pheshwa678/
Paswich676/
Patchwa672/
Patsuha672/
Phoshwa671/
Paschua671/
Phasvat671/
Peeshwa671/
Pasbhai671/
Phaswee671/

Paswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paswa in the Hindi language
पश्वाpasva80
पासवानpasavana20

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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
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  • 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 Paswa
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