Pwahai Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Pwahai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwahau | 83 | 12 | / |
| Puahai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pwai | 80 | 48 | / |
| Pwha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Pwaha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pwaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pwaji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwaji | 67 | 210 | / |
| Pwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Puahio | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mpwayi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phweha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puaaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pouhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwaaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puahau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahyi | 67 | 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 Pwahai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis