Pewai Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Pewai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pewai (26) may also be a first name.

Pewai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pewai is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Pewai is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Pewai are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pewai is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

Pewai is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sulawesi, where 77 percent live and North Maluku, where 23 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paewai91247/
Pewaji912/
Pewais911/
Pewaio911/
Pewa891,305/
Pewi89348/
Pewaiha832/
Pehewai831/
Pewaihi831/
Pewaiho831/
Pewaihu831/
Phewa805,748/
Pawai80571/
Paewa80292/
Peawi80135/
Powai80106/
Peywa8084/
Pewat8059/
Piwai8050/
Peiwa8039/
Peawa8033/
Pewah8025/
Pevai8024/
Piewa8015/
Pewei8010/
Pehwa803/
Poewa803/
Pebai803/
Pewad802/
Peuwa802/
Pewae802/
Peswi801/
Pewie801/
Pewea801/
Peuwi801/
Pewha801/
Peavi801/
Peewi801/
Pewui801/
Pewau801/
Pewit800/
Peishwai771/
Pheaswai771/
Peshwaai771/
Peavie73152/
Phawai73131/
Piswai7387/
Poevai7374/
Petvai7366/
Pevaiz7351/
Pawaie7326/
Pawaih738/
Pewawe736/
Peeway735/
Pawhai734/
Pewats734/
Peiwei734/
Pebhai734/
Pfawai733/
Peavis732/
Peaway732/
Pewaye732/
Paiwai732/
Peibai732/
Peewae732/
Ppebai731/
Phewad731/
Phewiy731/
Pevaji731/
Piwayi731/
Piewii731/
Peeswi731/
Peuwea731/
Peuwua731/
Pewiya731/
Pewoiz731/
Peavij731/
Poewah731/
Pheiwa731/
Phoewa731/
Phaewa731/
Pewahe731/
Peweio731/
Pechwa731/
Peasui731/
Peawad731/
Pawa678,895/
Pavi671,743/
Pawi671,683/
Piwa67815/
Peba67730/
Pewe67426/
Powi67365/
Pevi67263/
Peva67198/
Piwi6799/
Pebi6798/
Pfawayi6735/
Pewaush6718/
Pheshwa678/
Peawwat677/
Peavich675/
Pewatts674/
Pahawai674/
Phewayo674/
Peavitt673/
Peweiit671/
Peweitt671/
Pewy671/
Pawajie671/
Petvaiz671/
Peswayo671/
Pisswai671/
Pechwat671/
Pechwit671/
Peawawe671/
Peawwad671/
Peewitt670/

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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 Pewai
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