Phw Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Phw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Phw (14) may also be a first name.

Phw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phw is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phw? popularity and diffusion

Phw is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phw are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Phw is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,741,837. In Pakistan Phw is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 92 percent reside and Punjab, where 8 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phwe8666/
Phww862/
Phwt862/
Phws861/
Phwp861/
Pw801,563/
Phphw751/
Pwe67184/
Ppw6771/
Whw6769/
Hpw6763/
Pph6745/
Pwh6728/
Hbw6718/
Vhw6714/
Phb6712/
Fhw6711/
Pvh6711/
Pfw677/
Hwv676/
Phf676/
Vph676/
Bpw675/
Hwb675/
Bph673/
Pfh673/
Pvw673/
Hfw672/
Phv672/
Bhphwt671/
Pbh671/

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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 Phw
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