Pinawa Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Pinawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pinawa (35) may also be a first name.

Pinawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinawa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pinawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pinawa is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Pinawa reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pinawa is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 35 people.

The surname Pinawa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 24 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinawai9213/
Pingawa925/
Pinaway922/
Pinawaï921/
Pinawach861/
Penawa8354/
Pinaba837/
Pinawe835/
Pinewa833/
Punawa832/
Pinava832/
Pinowa831/
Pinawo831/
Pinaeva773,063/
Pinawei77172/
Pitnava7777/
Peunawa7717/
Phunawa7713/
Pinawou7712/
Pingava773/
Pinabai772/
Painava771/
Punawai771/
Pinawey771/
Pinawoi771/
Pionava771/
Pinewaï771/
Pinavat771/
Pingowa771/
Punaway770/
Phimnawi7147/
Phinawet7120/
Pinabhai7113/
Pengawai716/
Phetnawa712/
Painavad712/
Pinaubay711/
Painavat711/
Pinavaha711/
Puingava711/
Penava671,759/
Pinova67121/
Pineva6786/
Pinabo678/
Penawe677/
Pinoba676/
Pinabe676/
Penawo675/
Phetnawat672/
Penaba672/
Penewa671/
Pinavo671/

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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 Pinawa
  • 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