Pyawa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Pyawa (14) may also be a first name.

Pyawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pyawa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pyawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Pyawa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Pyawa reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, borne by 14 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea Pyawa is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 58 percent reside, National Capital District, where 26 percent reside and Enga, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Pyawa occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyawea914/
Paiyawa835/
Piawa80128/
Pyawe8039/
Pyaba802/
Pyava801/
Payyawat771/
Paiyawah771/
Piawah7345/
Pyasua734/
Piawat732/
Pyhaba731/
Pyajua731/
Phaiyawat714/
Payiawi6726/
Pajoway6721/
Pijawat672/
Payoway671/
Phyowai671/
Paiyawi671/
Payiaba671/

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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 Pyawa
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