Piwi Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

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

Piwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Piwi (109) may also be a first name.

Piwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piwi is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Piwi is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Piwi are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Piwi is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 109 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Piwi is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 36 percent live, Enga, where 32 percent live and Morobe, where 28 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Piwi exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piwai8950/
Poiwi8948/
Paiwi8941/
Piwei8910/
Piwiy891/
Piwii891/
Phiwi891/
Piswai8087/
Piwish808/
Piwitt806/
Piwwit805/
Peiwei804/
Paiwai802/
Piewii801/
Pivi7534,474/
Piwa75815/
Pewi75348/
Pibi75255/
Puwi75123/
Piwe7557/
Piwy751/
Püwi751/
Pisswai731/
Paiwa67348/
Peawi67135/
Paibi67125/
Phibi67124/
Piovi6790/
Paiwe6780/
Pivie6752/
Pivit6752/
Pivii6746/
Pevii6742/
Peiwa6739/
Pibai6733/
Pijui6731/
Pivai6730/
Poivi6727/
Piewe6727/
Pivid6725/
Pijvi6719/
Pihui6718/
Pivhi6716/
Piewa6715/
Poiwa6712/
Pibhi6710/
Pievi679/
Pihwa679/
Ppivi679/
Paivi678/
Pivis677/
Poiwe677/
Poibi675/
Piwey673/
Phiwa673/
Pivui673/
Puiwa672/
Piwet672/
Piwee671/
Peuwi671/
Peishwai671/
Peiwe671/
Peewi671/
Piwaa671/
Piwed671/
Piweh671/
Puwih671/
Phiwe671/
Peibi671/
Phivi671/
Peivi671/
Pfuwi671/
Peswi671/
Pibui671/
Bpivi671/
Pewie671/
Pivio671/
Pewit670/
Pichwich670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piwi
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