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

The surname Pawi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

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

The surname Pawi is most common 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. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.