Pewira Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pewira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908

Pewira (26) may also be a first name.

Pewira Last Name Facts

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

Pewira has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pewira live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pewira is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia Pewira is most common in: South Sumatra, where 63 percent live and Riau, where 38 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawira831,238/
Pewura8328/
Pewiro833/
Pewire830/
Pewairo771/
Pewairi771/
Peveira771/
Peibera771/
Paveira771/
Pawairay7110/
Pawiro6723,265/
Pawera67236/
Pavera67149/
Pebiri6727/
Pevera6720/
Pebire6717/
Powera6712/
Pavira6710/
Povera678/
Pivera676/
Pawura671/
Pewere671/
Pebera671/
Povira671/
Powiro671/
Pivira671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pewira
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