Pwavi Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pwavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pwavi (1,119) may also be a first name.

Pwavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pwavi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pwavi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pwavi is also the 238,348th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,119 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 1,150,278. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 81 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Kaduna, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Pwavi exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawavi911/
Pwavia911/
Pavi891,743/
Pwawuvi831/
Pavia8013,853/
Payvi804,625/
Pavie802,210/
Pavei80628/
Pavio80294/
Pavai80252/
Pauvi8064/
Paviy8044/
Piavi8023/
Paavi8017/
Pavyi8012/
Paovi809/
Paivi808/
Pyavi807/
Bwavi806/
Pawav802/
Pavui801/
Pavvi801/
Paviæ801/
Paviè801/
Pavié801/
Peavi801/
Ppavi801/
Pavii801/
Pavhi801/
Pwoawuvi771/
Pav754,512/
Pvi75243/
Pwv753/
Pavaiy73375/
Pfuwai73209/
Peavie73152/
Paivio7336/
Paviya7333/
Pavayi7312/
Piwfai736/
Paivie735/
Paveai735/
Peavia734/
Pavaii734/
Pavaai734/
Pfawai733/
Piyavi732/
Piavia732/
Paivia732/
Pauvia732/
Pwawit731/
Puawai731/
Pavaia731/
Paveyi731/
Paviei731/
Pavoia731/
Pawava731/
Piavvi731/
Pai Vi731/
Bawavi731/
Paivai731/
Pavuia731/
Payavi731/
Pewovi731/
Paveia731/
Pavaei731/
Piavei731/
Paavai731/
Pava6750,982/
Pivi6734,474/
Bavi674,336/
Pavy672,745/
Pave672,062/
Pavo671,959/
Pevi67263/
Püvi67243/
Pavu67171/
Paev67114/
Piav67102/
Pafi6778/
Pavaiya6772/
Puvi6770/
Pfawayi6735/
Peav6734/
Pfuwayi6732/
Payv6728/
Povi6725/
Pavé6724/
Paif6719/
Pauv6710/
Paiv679/
Pahv679/
Paov677/
Pavia Y676/
Pyvi676/
Pvui675/
Pavaiah674/
Pavhiya672/
Poav672/
Hpvi672/
Pbvi672/
Pfai672/
Pwwv672/
Pvvi672/
Pvwi672/
Pavawai671/
Pvai671/
Pivuwai671/
Pewv671/
Pavê671/
Pavè671/
Paví671/
Paviaux671/
Piwv671/
Ppvi671/
Piewfai671/
Pwhv671/
Pwuv671/
Pwve671/
Pwvy671/
Pwyv671/
Pvie671/
Pviu671/
Pwaf671/
Pfwa671/
Bwvi671/
Hpav671/

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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 Pwavi
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