Puawa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Puawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Puawa Last Name Facts

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

Puawa is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Puawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Puawa live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia Puawa is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puawai911/
Puhawa911/
Pouhawa8310/
Buawa8029/
Puawe8024/
Pwawa806/
Puaba802/
Puava801/
Pouhawai771/
Mpwawa73131/
Puabai7312/
Puawei732/
Buawai731/
Buhawa731/
Buawha731/
Buaswai673/
Buaswat671/

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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 Puawa
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