Pimuwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pimuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pimuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pimuwa Last Name Facts

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

Pimuwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pimuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Pimuwa is primarily found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Pimuwa reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Pimuwa is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 89 percent are found and Morobe, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pimuva831/
Pemhuwa771/
Pimhiwa771/
Pemiwa6787/
Pemhiwa62522/
Pemiwah623/
Phumiwa622/
Piemowe621/
Pemouba621/
Pemhiwah578/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pimuwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis