Pawo Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa961:564,35143,987
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
India291:26,450,530346,896
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pawo (236) may also be a first name.

Pawo Last Name Facts

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

Pawo (Tibetan: དཔའ་བོ་) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pawo is the 973,426th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Pawo live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 583,008th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 236 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 564,351. In South Africa Pawo is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 83 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 1 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Pawo Last Name Statistics demography

Pawo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.9% less than the national average, earning R 64,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawoh89144/
Pawoo89132/
Pawou89130/
Paiwo8953/
Phawo8951/
Pauwo8947/
Pawoi896/
Pawod895/
Pawho891/
Pawgo890/
Pawouh8010/
Pahwou801/
Pawooh801/
Pawous801/
Pawood800/
Pawa758,895/
Pavo751,959/
Pabo751,345/
Powo75810/
Pewo75170/
Pawoutz731/
Paywood731/
Peawood731/
Phawa6711,648/
Pahwa678,729/
Pavot671,332/
Pawah67765/
Paavo67458/
Paiwa67348/
Paibo67323/
Pabou67298/
Paewa67292/
Paabo67187/
Pauwa67185/
Pavoz6783/
Poywo6782/
Peuwo6774/
Poiwo6759/
Paywa6754/
Powoh6751/
Pawha6745/
Phabo6738/
Pavoo6734/
Peawa6733/
Pavuo6726/
Pavoa6725/
Pouwo6720/
Peiwo6720/
Paboj6717/
Pavos6715/
Pawwa6712/
Paivo6712/
Patvo6712/
Pawua679/
Pewuo677/
Pavľo676/
Paybo676/
Paawa675/
Phavo675/
Powou674/
Pohwo674/
Phowo674/
Pajwa674/
Pabho674/
Pewoh672/
Phewo672/
Pawaa672/
Peabo672/
Pavoy671/
Paubo671/
Paboo671/
Peywo671/
Poewo671/
Peavo671/
Pabuo671/
Paboy671/
Pasvo671/
Pavou671/
Puowo671/
Powoi671/
Paweu671/
Powoa671/
Powoo671/
Pewho670/
Paevo670/

Pawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pawo in the Tibetan language
དཔའ་བོ་pawo-

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