Phagwah Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Phagwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phagwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana241:31,7593,401
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phagwa9260/
Pagwah921/
Pagwa8311/
Phacwahe801/
Phangway801/
Phakwa7750/
Phagua774/
Phogwa771/
Phegwa771/
Paggwa771/
Pangwoh71101/
Pangvah7134/
Payguah719/
Phekgwa714/
Pakwach712/
Vahgwah711/
Phongwa711/
Phokwah711/
Pagua671,297/
Pagba67795/
Pogwa67456/
Pacwa67201/
Pakwa67144/
Pagva6799/
Pegwa6760/
Pangguah6717/
Phongwai6712/
Vagwa673/
Fagwa671/
Phanguau671/

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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 Phagwah
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