Pawu Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pawu (37) may also be a first name.

Pawu Last Name Facts

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

Pawu is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Pawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Pawu are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pawu is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 37 people.

The last name Pawu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 1,001,888. In Indonesia Pawu is mostly found in: Gorontalo, where 70 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 22 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Pawu is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawou89130/
Pawuh8941/
Pawuś8914/
Phawu8910/
Paswu891/
Paweu891/
Pawusz8046/
Pawouh8010/
Paweuh801/
Paswau801/
Pawaus801/
Pawous801/
Paswui801/
Pahwou801/
Pabu751,158/
Pewu751,096/
Pavu75171/
Powu7555/
Pawusch7341/
Paihwus731/
Pawoutz731/
Passwut731/
Phabu67643/
Pabou67298/
Paivu67162/
Pawoo67132/
Paabu6797/
Peiwu6742/
Pavau6742/
Pabhu6735/
Pobau6731/
Paveu6713/
Pabau6713/
Peweu679/
Paibu678/
Pabeu677/
Paubu677/
Pavus674/
Pavut674/
Powou674/
Pavuz674/
Pawoe673/
Paavu672/
Pavou671/
Pabuh671/
Phewu671/
Pewui671/
Pavui671/
Pavud671/
Pavhu671/
Pfabu671/
Pewau671/

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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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  • 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 Pawu
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