Phagwa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Phagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname261:21,2544,689
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Guyana71:108,8897,175

Phagwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phagwa has its highest incidence in Suriname. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phagwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Phagwa reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most frequent in Suriname, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 21,254. Other than Suriname Phagwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phagwah9227/
Pagwa9111/
Phangway861/
Phagwe8395/
Phakwa8350/
Phagua834/
Phogwa831/
Phegwa831/
Paggwa831/
Pagwah831/
Phekgwa774/
Phongwa771/
Pagua731,297/
Pagba73795/
Pogwa73456/
Pacwa73201/
Pakwa73144/
Pagva7399/
Pegwa7360/
Pagwe7344/
Vagwa733/
Fagwa731/
Pagwi731/
Phongwai7112/
Phakweha714/
Phacwahe711/
Phanguau711/
Paguay678,736/
Phakwe67265/
Pakwai6728/
Paguas6728/
Pagvaa6719/
Paigua6714/
Paakwa678/
Paguai678/
Vagwai677/
Pagwet677/
Paigba674/
Pagwod674/
Phakwi673/
Paagua673/
Pacway672/
Phekwa672/
Paghva672/
Pagvay672/
Pagwou672/
Vagway671/
Pagbea671/
Vaghwa671/
Pagvau671/
Paguau671/
Paguaa671/
Padkwa671/
Phakua671/
Paykwa671/
Vaigwa671/
Paguat671/
Pagcua671/
Pakwat671/

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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 Phagwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis