Phawu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Phawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Phawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phawu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phawu is the 6,063,924th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phawu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawu | 89 | 269 | / |
| Phabu | 80 | 643 | / |
| Pawou | 80 | 130 | / |
| Pawuh | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pawuś | 80 | 14 | / |
| Phewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paswu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pahabu | 73 | 58 | / |
| Pawusz | 73 | 46 | / |
| Pohwou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pawouh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Phabhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Paweuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paswui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pahwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pawaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paswau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pabu | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Pewu | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Pavu | 67 | 171 | / |
| Powu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pawusch | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fawu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vawu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Passwut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoowut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawoutz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paihwus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phahbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Phawu
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