Pawam Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Pawam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Pawam (163) may also be a first name.
Pawam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pawam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pawam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pawam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawam? popularity and diffusion
Pawam is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Pawam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Pawam reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pawam is also the 717,791st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 163 people.
Pawam is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawgam | 91 | 54 | / |
| Paswamn | 83 | 10 | / |
| Peawgam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pawaïme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pashwam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pawan | 80 | 3,572 | / |
| Pavam | 80 | 565 | / |
| Pewam | 80 | 43 | / |
| Pabam | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pahwan | 73 | 63,817 | / |
| Pawane | 73 | 1,360 | / |
| Phawan | 73 | 385 | / |
| Pawaan | 73 | 181 | / |
| Paiwan | 73 | 104 | / |
| Paawan | 73 | 49 | / |
| Paywan | 73 | 46 | / |
| Powgam | 73 | 29 | / |
| Pauwan | 73 | 23 | / |
| Pawuan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Powame | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pawwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pasvam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pavaum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pajwan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pavamt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pa'wan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pawhan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pasuam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pawant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawayn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paeuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawomg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paswaan | 67 | 1,995 | / |
| Phaiwan | 67 | 300 | / |
| Paaswan | 67 | 294 | / |
| Paswasn | 67 | 56 | / |
| Paswann | 67 | 33 | / |
| Paswwan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Phawane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Paswand | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ppaswan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Paswean | 67 | 16 | / |
| Paswanq | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pavasim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paswanh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Paswahn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pawanne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pawhane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pahswan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pawahan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paweang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pahwain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pahawan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pawasin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pasvaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pasvamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paswain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paswajn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paswhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pawam
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