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

The surname Pawi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 238,256^th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,330,093 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Pawi are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pawi is also the 169,327^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,994 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 17,348. In Papua New Guinea Pawi is most common in: Hela, where 37 percent reside, East Sepik, where 15 percent reside and Enga, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.