Pelwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Pelwa (5) may also be a first name.
Pelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelwa has its highest incidence in Bhutan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Pelwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pelwa live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 5 people.
Pelwa is most frequently held in Bhutan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 616,039. In Bhutan Pelwa is most common in: Wangdue Phodrang District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bhutan Pelwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pehlwa | 91 | 17 | / |
| Pielwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pelway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Plewa | 80 | 7,823 | / |
| Pelua | 80 | 261 | / |
| Pelba | 80 | 54 | / |
| Pelwe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pelwi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pilwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phlwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pylwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peluas | 73 | 44 | / |
| Peluha | 73 | 33 | / |
| Pilwat | 73 | 32 | / |
| Pilwah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Peelua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pilwas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pelwer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pelwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pilwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phlwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plewha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peluat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hplwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Plua | 67 | 4,626 | / |
| Peeluay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Philway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelyuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pillwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pillway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pelwa
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