Pinwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Pinwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Pinwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pinwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pinwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pinwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pinwa is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Pinwa live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Pinwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 82 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Taraba, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phinwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pinwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pnwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pinweha | 83 | 354 | / |
| Phinwai | 83 | 39 | / |
| Pinwaha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Penwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pinua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pinba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pynwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pnwga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pinwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pinwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Penway | 73 | 28 | / |
| Pinuay | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pimwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Paenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pehnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pinwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pimwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pisnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pienwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pienwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pinuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pnwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pnwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pnva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pnua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pennway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pinwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis