Pawaya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Pawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Pawaya (10) may also be a first name.
Pawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pawaya (Marathi: पावया) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Pawaya live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pawaya is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Pawaya is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Pawaya is most frequent in: Hela, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pawaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pawaya in the Marathi language | ||
| पावया | pavaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pawaya
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