Phuwa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Phuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Phuwa (38) may also be a first name.
Phuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phuwa is most common in Thailand. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Phuwa live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.
The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,210,834. In Thailand it is most common in: Bangkok, where 18 percent reside, Kanchanaburi Province, where 18 percent reside and Khon Kaen Province, where 18 percent reside. Barring Thailand this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 12 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pahuwa | 91 | 2,171 | / |
| Phuwai | 91 | 51 | / |
| Puwa | 89 | 531 | / |
| Puwai | 80 | 198 | / |
| Pauwa | 80 | 185 | / |
| Phuba | 80 | 93 | / |
| Pouwa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Pihwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vhuwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Phuwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Peuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pfuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pihua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuwahad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phubai | 73 | 519 | / |
| Pauwah | 73 | 269 | / |
| Pfuwai | 73 | 209 | / |
| Fahuwa | 73 | 85 | / |
| Pauwaa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Puszwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pouway | 73 | 14 | / |
| Puwaai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Phusua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pihuay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Phubha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phouva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Puwach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pouwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peuwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phuvah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phuvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pushua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puwatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhuaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peuwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puywad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuwa | 67 | 7,267 | / |
| Piwa | 67 | 815 | / |
| Vuwa | 67 | 351 | / |
| Puwe | 67 | 335 | / |
| Phusuea | 67 | 325 | / |
| Puva | 67 | 172 | / |
| Puba | 67 | 153 | / |
| Puwi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Puwo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Phusuat | 67 | 23 | / |
| Phuswuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puywaha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pauwaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puthuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Póua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pushwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhauway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puschua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phushwe | 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 Phuwa
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