Pihwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pihwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pihwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Pihwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pihwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pihwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pihwa are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Pihwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Piwa89815/
Pishwaz831/
Pichwah831/
Phewa805,748/
Paiwa80348/
Piwai8050/
Peiwa8039/
Phuwa8026/
Piewa8015/
Poiwa8012/
Piwaz805/
Piwad804/
Pibha804/
Phiwa803/
Pehwa803/
Puiwa802/
Pihua802/
Piwaa801/
Piwah801/
Phichwat771/
Peishwai771/
Pishva731,747/
Pithua731,184/
Pithva73217/
Paivha73160/
Paihua7394/
Piswai7387/
Phuwai7351/
Paiway7331/
Piwacz7321/
Peihua7319/
Poibha7315/
Pibhai7310/
Piwatz7310/
Pihuay736/
Paiwat735/
Pichua733/
Pishua733/
Paiwai732/
Pichwe732/
Puiwah731/
Pechwa731/
Pheiwa731/
Piwauh731/
Piwath731/
Piswas731/
Phewad731/
Piva6730,168/
Pewa671,305/
Puwa67531/
Pishvai67408/
Piba67190/
Piwo67168/
Pishvaz67101/
Piwi6799/
Piwe6757/
Pichvai6717/
Pichweh6711/
Pishvah678/
Pheshwa678/
Pishvay676/
Pechwat671/
Paaiwaa671/
Paiwast671/
Paiwaha671/
Piwy671/
Pisswai671/
Pehewai671/
Phibhai671/
Pishvas671/

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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 Pihwa
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