Pawai Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2911:347,89846,906
Thailand1271:556,20795,235
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India141:54,790,384527,769
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Pawai (172) may also be a first name.

Pawai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pawai (Hindi: पवाई, Marathi: पवई, Oriya: ମାଜୀ) is most common in The Philippines. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 557,062nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name Pawai is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Pawai reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pawai is also the 696,764th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 172 people.

Pawai is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 347,898. In The Philippines Pawai is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 49 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 31 percent reside and Davao Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Pawai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pawai last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Pawai earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $38,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paewai91247/
Phawai91131/
Pawaji9182/
Pawaie9126/
Pawaih918/
Pawhai914/
Pfawai913/
Paiwai912/
Pauwai911/
Pawa898,895/
Pawi891,683/
Pfawayi8335/
Pfawaid8313/
Pahawai834/
Pawajie831/
Phawa8011,648/
Pahwa808,729/
Pabai801,487/
Pawah80765/
Paway80521/
Paiwa80348/
Paewa80292/
Pavai80252/
Pauwa80185/
Peawi80135/
Powai80106/
Paywa8054/
Pawie8047/
Pawha8045/
Pawei8044/
Paiwi8041/
Peawa8033/
Pawih8032/
Pewai8026/
Paavi8017/
Phawi8016/
Pawwa8012/
Pahwi8011/
Pawua809/
Pawoi806/
Paawa805/
Pajwa804/
Pauwi803/
Pawaa802/
Pawaj802/
Pawij801/
Paabi801/
Pawii801/
Pawiś801/
Pawea801/
Passwaij771/
Pheaswai771/
Pabhai732,299/
Pahuwa732,171/
Pavaiy73375/
Pahawa73276/
Pauwah73269/
Paaiva73207/
Payway73196/
Pawiya73106/
Pfavai7369/
Pavaji7354/
Pawich7347/
Pavaiz7341/
Paibai7333/
Paiway7331/
Pawhay7331/
Paabai7328/
Pauwaa7319/
Pawass7318/
Pawaja7316/
Paswit7313/
Pavayi7312/
Pawieh7310/
Poowai7310/
Phabai738/
Pawaya737/
Paswah736/
Pabaji736/
Pawiye736/
Pawath735/
Pavais735/
Paiwat735/
Phawah734/
Pavaii734/
Paswad734/
Pawaye734/
Pavaai734/
Pavait733/
Paweji733/
Pavaip733/
Pahwha732/
Pawaje732/
Paywad732/
Pasway732/
Peaway732/
Phawap732/
Paswaa731/
Paswaj731/
Paswau731/
Pauwae731/
Pauwat731/
Pavaia731/
Pavaij731/
Pawaus731/
Paways731/
Pawhei731/
Pahwaa731/
Pahavi731/
Paweah731/
Paivai731/
Pauwei731/
Pawayz731/
Paweya731/
Pawgih731/
Pawiey731/
Pawwas731/
Paswui731/
Paszwa731/
Pahwad731/
Pabaiu731/
Phaewa731/
Pewaio731/
Paavai731/
Peawad731/
Pauhwa731/
Paweas730/
Pava6750,982/
Pawe675,799/
Paba675,569/
Pabi672,431/
Pavi671,743/
Pewa671,305/
Powa67885/
Phabhai67633/
Powi67365/
Pewi67348/
Pahaboi6741/
Pawy6726/
Paywaye6717/
Paswayo6710/
Paywayh679/
Ppaaiva679/
Pahawat679/
Peawwat677/
Paswich676/
Pawawes676/
Pavaiah674/
Pahawas673/
Patvayi673/
Pauwaja673/
Pahavai673/
Paswash672/
Pahaway672/
Pawawet672/
Pewaiha672/
Paschwa671/
Pashwas671/
Pavaaid671/
Paybhai671/
Phavaji671/
Paawuya671/
Passwea671/
Pauwawe671/
Pawä671/
Paswaya671/
Paaiwaa671/
Powaisz671/
Pewaihi671/
Pewaiho671/
Pewaihu671/
Paiwaha671/
Paiwast671/
Peawawe671/
Peawwad671/
Pashwat671/
Pawahay671/
Pauweis671/
Patvaiz671/

Pawai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pawai in the Hindi language
पवाईpava'i-
Pawai in the Oriya language
ମାଜୀmaji-
Pawai in the Marathi language
पवईpava'i60
पावाईpava'i40

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