Piwai Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Piwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Piwai (1,064) may also be a first name.
Piwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Piwai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Piwai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Piwai is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Piwai live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 245,329th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,064 people.
Piwai is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Hela, where 86 percent reside, West New Britain, where 6 percent reside and Enga, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piswai | 91 | 87 | / |
| Paiwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Piwayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Piwa | 89 | 815 | / |
| Piwi | 89 | 99 | / |
| Pisswai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paiwa | 80 | 348 | / |
| Puwai | 80 | 198 | / |
| Poiwi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Paiwi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Peiwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Pibai | 80 | 33 | / |
| Pivai | 80 | 30 | / |
| Pewai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Piewa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Poiwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Piwei | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pihwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Piwaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Piwad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Puiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phiwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piwiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peishwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfuwai | 73 | 209 | / |
| Phuwai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Paiway | 73 | 31 | / |
| Piwacz | 73 | 21 | / |
| Puwayi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Pibhai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Piwatz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Piwayo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Puwaai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Piwish | 73 | 8 | / |
| Piwitt | 73 | 6 | / |
| Paiwat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Piwwit | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phibai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peiwei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Piwaye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Piwiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peibai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pewaji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pewais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piswas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pivayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piwauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piewii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pheiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pishwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pewaio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pivi | 67 | 34,474 | / |
| Piva | 67 | 30,168 | / |
| Pewa | 67 | 1,305 | / |
| Puwa | 67 | 531 | / |
| Pishvai | 67 | 408 | / |
| Pibi | 67 | 255 | / |
| Piba | 67 | 190 | / |
| Phiwayo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Piwe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pfuwayi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pichvai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Poivaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pewaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phibhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pewaihu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paaiwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pichwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pisuaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pishwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pewaihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pewaiho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piwai
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