Pwei Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Pwei (6) may also be a first name.
Pwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pwei is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pwei reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 6 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Pwei is mostly found in: Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 50 percent live and Sakon Nakhon Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand Pwei is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pweji | 89 | 21 | / |
| Pweyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pwe | 86 | 184 | / |
| Pwi | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mpweji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pwee | 75 | 223 | / |
| Phwe | 75 | 66 | / |
| Pwea | 75 | 54 | / |
| Pwai | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bwei | 75 | 15 | / |
| Npwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ppwi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pweh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pwie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pwey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pwij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hpwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vpwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bweyi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mpwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Puawe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pwe'a | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pwiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pwaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pueio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpweh | 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 Pwei
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