Pawap Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Pawap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pawap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pawap is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Pawap live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Pawap is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Pawap is mostly found in: Enga, where 56 percent reside and Morobe, where 44 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Pawap occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawape91111/
Phawap912/
Pavap8018/
Pewap809/
Powap807/
Pavaip733/
Pawabh731/
Pavaupe673/
Pabhaip673/
Pahavap671/
Pavahap671/
Pabav6035/
Pavab6022/
Powab6014/
Pavav609/
Pabab606/
Pawov601/
Povap601/
Pavaiv5585/
Pavabh5510/
Pahvav551/
Pabhaiv5013/
Phaibab504/
Pochuap501/
Pajhuab501/

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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
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  • 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 Pawap
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