Peywa Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Peywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Peywa (114) may also be a first name.

Peywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peywa occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Peywa.

How Common Is The Last Name Peywa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Peywa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Peywa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Peywa is also the 877,214th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 114 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Busia County, where 2 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Peywa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Peywa Last Name Statistics demography

Peywa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 73.23% less than the national average, earning $11,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peyowa912/
Peyawa911/
Pewa891,305/
Phewa805,748/
Pewat8059/
Paywa8054/
Peiwa8039/
Peawa8033/
Pewai8026/
Pewah8025/
Piewa8015/
Pehwa803/
Pewad802/
Peuwa802/
Peyva802/
Pewea801/
Peyba801/
Pewha801/
Peywo801/
Pewau801/
Payway73196/
Payawa73147/
Peyabe73108/
Peyawi7334/
Piyawa7334/
Peyowi7324/
Peyawe7311/
Payewa7310/
Poiywa738/
Peyowe737/
Peeway735/
Peyuva735/
Pewats734/
Peyova733/
Peaway732/
Peuiwa732/
Poyowa732/
Paywad732/
Pywacz731/
Peyvah731/
Peuwea731/
Peuwua731/
Pewais731/
Peyaba731/
Pojewa731/
Puyawa731/
Peyiwe731/
Peyvha731/
Phewad731/
Poyawa731/
Puywad731/
Poewah731/
Pheiwa731/
Phoewa731/
Phaewa731/
Pewahe731/
Pechwa731/
Peawad731/
Pawa678,895/
Piwa67815/
Peba67730/
Pewe67426/
Pevy67410/
Pewi67348/
Peva67198/
Pewo67170/
Phuyiwa6771/
Payuway6739/
Peby6731/
Payeway6720/
Pewaush6718/
Payaway6710/
Paywayh679/
Pheshwa678/
Peawwat677/
Peyvast677/
Puywaha675/
Pejewad675/
Pewatts674/
Pehewai671/
Payewad671/
Pewy671/
Pfuyiwa671/
Pajewad671/
Peyhabe671/
Pyba671/
Piyawai671/
Pywo671/
Pechwat671/
Peawwad671/
Payoway671/

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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 Peywa
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