Payawi Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

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

Payawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874

Payawi (88) may also be a first name.

Payawi Last Name Facts

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

Payawi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Payawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,214,709th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Payawi are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Payawi is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 88 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 43,141. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 96 percent are found, National Capital District, where 4 percent are found and Morobe, where 1 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Payawi occurs in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payawa83147/
Payabi8380/
Peyawi8334/
Payewi8323/
Piyawi8322/
Payawe8320/
Payowi8312/
Paiawi835/
Pajawi835/
Payavi831/
Payavis7789/
Payaway7710/
Pajawis772/
Paybhai771/
Phayabi771/
Piyawai771/
Payvi734,625/
Payva73408/
Peawi73135/
Paywa7354/
Pawei7344/
Paiwi7341/
Paawe737/
Pauwi733/
Phayawet7161/
Piyawich711/
Phayabai711/
Payabhai711/
Payviz67546/
Paaiva67207/
Payway67196/
Payuha67159/
Payabe67156/
Paybay6793/
Pajabi6744/
Payiva6736/
Piyawa6734/
Paibai6733/
Peyowi6724/
Payuva6722/
Payuhi6721/
Piyawe6720/
Payvis6719/
Piyaui6717/
Payvay6716/
Payewe6713/
Payava6712/
Peyawe6711/
Payave6711/
Payewa6710/
Pajavi675/
Pajawa675/
Paiawa674/
Paiwai672/
Piyabi672/
Piyavi672/
Pajawe672/
Poyawa671/
Payebi671/
Pawhei671/
Payuaa671/
Peyawa671/
Puyawa671/
Paivai671/
Pauwei671/
Paysui671/
Pauwai671/

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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 Payawi
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