Pawoo Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Pawoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1171:37,6803,495
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Pawoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawoo is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pawoo is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Pawoo is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Pawoo reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 37,680. In Liberia Pawoo is most numerous in: River Gee County, where 62 percent live, Maryland County, where 20 percent live and Montserrado County, where 18 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Pawoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pawoo last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Pawoo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawooh911/
Pawood910/
Pawo89266/
Paywood831/
Peawood831/
Pawoh80144/
Pawou80130/
Paiwo8053/
Phawo8051/
Pauwo8047/
Pavoo8034/
Pawoi806/
Pawod805/
Pawoe803/
Powoo801/
Pawho801/
Paboo801/
Pawgo800/
Pawouh7310/
Paiboo736/
Pohwoo734/
Pahwou731/
Pabooh731/
Puiwoo731/
Pabhoo731/
Pawous731/
Pawa678,895/
Pavo671,959/
Pabo671,345/
Powo67810/
Pobo67528/
Pawu67269/
Povo67244/
Pewo67170/
Pouwooe675/
Peabooy671/
Pawoutz671/
Paabhoo671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pawoo
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