Pavadai Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pavadai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavadai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
India641:11,985,397216,293
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Pavadai (494) may also be a first name.

Pavadai Last Name Facts

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

Pavadai (Marathi: पावाडाई) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavadai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pavadai is the 1,079,669th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. Pavadai occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Pavadai reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pavadai is also the 381,888th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 494 people.

The surname Pavadai is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 335,162. In Malaysia Pavadai is most common in: Selangor, where 43 percent are found, Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent are found and Penang, where 13 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent are found and Qatar, where 10 percent are found.

Pavadai Last Name Statistics demography

Pavadai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.87% less than the national average, earning R 66,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pavadai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pavadai in the Marathi language
पावाडाईpavada'i29.41
पवडाईpavada'i14.71
पावाडयpavadaya11.76
पावाडैpavadai8.82
कवंडरkavandara8.82
पवदाईpavada'i5.88
पवाडेpavade2.94
पावाडईpavada'i2.94
पवाडाpavada2.94
पावदाईpavada'i2.94
पावाडेpavade2.94
पावडैpavadai2.94
पावडाईpavada'i2.94

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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 Pavadai
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