Pawaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Pawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pawaye is found most in Liberia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pawaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pawaye is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pawaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Pawaye is most common in: Bong County, where 33 percent live, Margibi County, where 33 percent live and Montserrado County, where 33 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.
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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 Pawaye
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