Poguwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Poguwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Poguwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poguwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poguwa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poguwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Poguwa is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Poguwa live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Poguwa is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponguwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paguwa | 83 | 85 | / |
| Peguwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Poguwi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Paguwah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Punguwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Paguway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pougouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pagiwa | 67 | 1,062 | / |
| Paguba | 67 | 259 | / |
| Paguva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Puguva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pagubai | 62 | 5 | / |
| Panguva | 62 | 4 | / |
| Pagiwah | 62 | 2 | / |
| Phagiwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paguvah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pogoeva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paggubai | 57 | 34 | / |
| Pougoube | 57 | 9 | / |
| Puinguva | 57 | 3 | / |
| Phunguva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pougoeva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Peugouba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pougoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pagubo | 50 | 182 | / |
| Pagubă | 50 | 6 | / |
| Paguvi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pagubi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pagowo | 50 | 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
- 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 Poguwa
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