Pwj Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pwj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Pwj (7) may also be a first name.

Pwj Last Name Facts

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

Pwj is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Pwj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pwj are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Pwj is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand Pwj is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 20 percent reside, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 20 percent reside and Sakon Nakhon Province, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pwjz862/
Vpwj862/
Bpwj861/
Pwjd861/
Pwij861/
Pwhj861/
Phwj861/
Phwjh7536/
Mpwej7534/
Pwfjz751/
Pwzzj751/
Pwe67184/
Pwa6755/
Pwi6738/
Pwy674/
Vwj673/
Bwj672/

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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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  • 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 Pwj
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