Pawira Surname

305,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pawira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8721:151,66214,885
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zimbabwe1511:102,24014,347
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pawira (272) may also be a first name.

Pawira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawira is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pawira is the 305,641st most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,886,548 people. The last name Pawira is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Pawira reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 538,995th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 272 people.

Pawira is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 872 people, or 1 in 151,662. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 56 percent reside, Yogyakarta, where 26 percent reside and Lampung, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawirat923/
Pawairay8610/
Pawittra862/
Paswaira861/
Pawiro8323,265/
Pawera83236/
Pawiri8324/
Pewira8324/
Pabira8313/
Pavira8310/
Pawire837/
Pawura831/
Pavitra771,297/
Pabaira77188/
Paviera77152/
Paviray7719/
Pavirat7710/
Pfavira7710/
Pahwera7710/
Pawirio776/
Pawitre772/
Paviras771/
Powirat771/
Paveira771/
Paweara771/
Pavithra711,902/
Powierza71677/
Phowirat7137/
Phavirat7134/
Phawirot714/
Paswaire712/
Paviraya711/
Paavitra711/
Pavitrha711/
Paweerat711/
Pavera67149/
Pawero67141/
Pabera6772/
Pewura6728/
Pawuro6727/
Pabiri6721/
Powera6712/
Phaiwirot6711/
Pabire679/
Paweri678/
Pawere675/
Pewiro673/
Paviro672/
Paswaairi671/
Phawisred671/
Powiro671/
Pavithray671/
Pawery671/
Povira671/

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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
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  • 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 Pawira
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