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 has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pawam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Pawam live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 717,791st most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 163 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Pawam is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found 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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