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Where Does The Last Name Pawa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pawa (Hindi: पावा, Oriya: ପାୱା) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as: Pawä. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 56,962^nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 819,286 people. Pawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Pawa live; 24 percent live in Oceania Islands and 24 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pawa is also the 111,804^th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,923 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2,137 people, or 1 in 3,815. In Papua New Guinea Pawa is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 24 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 23 percent reside and Hela, where 16 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Pawa exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Pawa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Pawa surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.71% less than the national average, earning 170,570 kr per year; in United States they earn 44.58% more than the national average, earning $62,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $53,792 CAD per year.