Phagwah Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Phagwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 24 | 1:31,759 | 3,401 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Phagwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phagwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phagwah is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phagwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phagwah is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Phagwah are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.
This last name is most prevalent in Guyana, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 31,759. In Guyana it is most common in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 63 percent live and Mahaica-Berbice, where 38 percent live. Aside from Guyana this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Suriname, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phagwa | 92 | 60 | / |
| Pagwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pagwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Phacwahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phangway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phakwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Phagua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pangwoh | 71 | 101 | / |
| Pangvah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Payguah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phekgwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pakwach | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vahgwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phokwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pagua | 67 | 1,297 | / |
| Pagba | 67 | 795 | / |
| Pogwa | 67 | 456 | / |
| Pacwa | 67 | 201 | / |
| Pakwa | 67 | 144 | / |
| Pagva | 67 | 99 | / |
| Pegwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Pangguah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phongwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanguau | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Phagwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis