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

The surname Praw is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Praw are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Praw is also the 1,212,820th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 65 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 951,433. In Indonesia Praw is primarily found in: West Java, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Taiwan, where 11 percent reside.

Praw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Praw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Praw surname expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Praw last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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