Pwanis Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Pwanis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwani | 91 | 322 | / |
| Pwangi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pwgani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwanni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpwanyi | 77 | 57 | / |
| Bwani | 73 | 143 | / |
| Puani | 73 | 65 | / |
| Pwana | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pvani | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pwany | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwanaise | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bwanishe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pwannets | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pwanne | 67 | 202 | / |
| Buanis | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bwanyi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Puhani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Puangi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pwanna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pwaney | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwanai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pwaina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwgani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwayne | 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 Pwanis
- 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