Pawi Surname

238,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname

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

Pawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4701:17,3481,746
Malaysia4121:71,5885,186
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
Thailand2171:325,52256,111
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
Brunei341:12,3161,672
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
India161:47,941,586492,263
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Pawi (1,994) may also be a first name.

Pawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawi is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawi? popularity and diffusion

Pawi is the 238,256th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,330,093 people. The surname Pawi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Pawi live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 169,327th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,994 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 17,348. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Hela, where 37 percent reside, East Sepik, where 15 percent reside and Enga, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawai89571/
Peawi89135/
Pawie8947/
Pawei8944/
Paiwi8941/
Pawih8932/
Phawi8916/
Pahwi8911/
Pawoi896/
Pauwi893/
Pawij891/
Pawii891/
Pawiś891/
Paewai80247/
Phawai80131/
Pawich8047/
Paswit8013/
Pawieh8010/
Pawaih808/
Pawhai804/
Pfawai803/
Paiwai802/
Pawhei801/
Pauwei801/
Pauwai801/
Pawgih801/
Pawiey801/
Paswui801/
Pawa758,895/
Pawe755,799/
Pabi752,431/
Pavi751,743/
Powi75365/
Pewi75348/
Pawy7526/
Pawä751/
Pfawaid7313/
Paswich736/
Pahawai734/
Pauweis731/
Paiva67233,547/
Phawa6711,648/
Payvi674,625/
Pavie672,210/
Pabai671,487/
Phawe671,073/
Pavis67981/
Pavei67628/
Paway67521/
Paiwa67348/
Powei67320/
Patvi67302/
Pavio67294/
Pavai67252/
Phavi67243/
Pauwa67185/
Pávai67139/
Paibi67125/
Powai67106/
Paiwe6780/
Paive6776/
Pawee6774/
Pavgi6769/
Pauvi6764/
Paeui6764/
Pavit6756/
Pavid6754/
Paywa6754/
Peawe6749/
Poiwi6748/
Pawha6745/
Paviz6744/
Paviy6744/
Pobai6740/
Pauwe6740/
Phabi6737/
Powih6735/
Peawa6733/
Pasui6732/
Powie6727/
Pewai6726/
Pevai6724/
Paavi6717/
Pabhi6713/
Pawwa6712/
Pavyi6712/
Pasvi6710/
Pewei6710/
Paubi6710/
Pawej678/
Pawue678/
Paivi678/
Pavij677/
Paawe677/
Paawa675/
Pouwi675/
Pajwa674/
Paibe674/
Paivy673/
Paviš673/
Pabei673/
Pawaa672/
Pawaj672/
Pawje672/
Povai672/
Paweh672/
Pavui671/
Pawey671/
Pajwe671/
Paabi671/
Paweu671/
Pewie671/
Powoi671/
Paviæ671/
Paviç671/
Passwaij671/
Peuwi671/
Peavi671/
Peewi671/
Ppavi671/
Pavii671/
Pavhi671/
Pewui671/
Phowi671/
Pheaswai671/
Pajui671/
Pawea671/
Passwitt670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pawi
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