Pulawa Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

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

Pulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States231:15,759,084542,937
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pulawa Last Name Facts

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

Pulawa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pulawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pulawa is the 1,658,108th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Pulawa live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 49 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 63 percent are found and New Ireland, where 37 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Pulawa Last Name Statistics demography

Pulawa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulawa9216/
Phulawa921/
Pulawad921/
Phulawai8611/
Pilawa831,142/
Pulava8312/
Pulowa838/
Pulawi832/
Pulawo832/
Pulawy831/
Pielawa7774/
Pulabai7761/
Poulewa7721/
Paulava7712/
Pulaeva7711/
Pulyawo777/
Pulavad774/
Pulaswi774/
Paulewa772/
Pilauwa771/
Polyawa771/
Pilaway771/
Pulgava771/
Pulaava771/
Pussellawa751/
Pulyaeva711,022/
Puliaeva71677/
Phulabai71245/
Pullabai7131/
Pulabhai714/
Pulhaeva712/
Paulyaba711/
Puleiwai711/
Peulavad711/
Pulavath711/
Pullabha711/
Paulavad711/
Puleva67416/
Pulova67294/
Polowa67288/
Phulaibai67105/
Paulabhai6782/
Pilava6749/
Pilowa6715/
Paulawish671/
Pulabe671/
Polawy671/
Pulowo671/
Phullabai671/
Phulaabai671/
Pulavi671/
Pulave671/
Paulawitt671/

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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 Pulawa
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