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 last name Pawai (Hindi: पवाई, Marathi: पवई, Oriya: ମାଜୀ) is found most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pawai is the 557,062nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 172 people.

Pawai is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 347,898. In The Philippines Pawai is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 49 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 31 percent live and Davao Region, where 15 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Pawai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pawai surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political 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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