Praw Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Praw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Praw (65) may also be a first name.

Praw Last Name Facts

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

Praw is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Praw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Praw reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Praw is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held first name globally, held by 65 people.

The last name Praw is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 951,433. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 100 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Taiwan, where 11 percent live.

Praw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Praw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Praw surname increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Praw surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Praw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 55.51% more than the national average, earning $67,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.59% more than the national average, earning $71,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prawt8978/
Praiw8915/
Preaw898/
Prawp898/
Prawe896/
Phraw894/
Praws892/
Prauw892/
Prahw891/
Prawz891/
Praiwe804/
Praawe801/
Prahaw800/
Prab7515,279/
Prow751,178/
Prav75321/
Praf7560/
Prova6717,812/
Prabh671,081/
Prafe67341/
Prowe67126/
Pravs6746/
Praff6727/
Praph6723/
Preab675/
Prowa675/
Praft673/
Pravz672/
Praiv672/
Prouw671/
Prapf671/
Pradf671/
Preav671/
Pravt671/
Praub671/
Prasf671/
Praib670/
Prowz670/
Prrow670/
Prowt670/

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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 Praw
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