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
Pawam is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 163 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
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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