Suwau Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Suwau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Suwau (10) may also be a first name.

Suwau Last Name Facts

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

Suwau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Suwau is the 2,237,939th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Suwau reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 116,482. In Papua New Guinea Suwau is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 57 percent are found and West Sepik, where 43 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shuwau919/
Suwaju916/
Suwa8933,103/
Suwu891,105/
Suwahyu8338/
Shuwa802,331/
Sauwa80984/
Suwuh80813/
Suwaj80611/
Suwai80356/
Juwau80270/
Shuwu80213/
Suwah80105/
Souwa80102/
Subau8091/
Seuwa8062/
Suway8029/
Suiwa8029/
Suwaa8012/
Suhwa8011/
Sauwu809/
Suywa809/
Suewa807/
Suwou806/
Siuwa805/
Ssuwa803/
Hsuwu802/
Siuwu802/
Suuwa802/
Suwua802/
Suwha801/
Suwwa801/
Suwga801/
Seuwu801/
Zuwau801/
Szuwa801/
Suwea801/
Suuwu801/
Suvau801/
Scuwa801/
Suiwu801/
Sauwaiau771/
Sauwaa732,786/
Zhuwau731,214/
Suwaji73750/
Subayu73421/
Suwija73348/
Shuhwa73157/
Suwaie73130/
Suweja7393/
Suweia7362/
Suweya7345/
Seuwou7331/
Suwaya7330/
Shuwai7328/
Suwach7327/
Suwayi7324/
Suwaja7319/
Suwiya7318/
Sowayu7318/
Subaue7316/
Suwaha7312/
Shouwu7311/
Shauwa7310/
Sahuwa7310/
Sueway738/
Subhau737/
Shuway736/
Siuwai736/
Suwout736/
Sauwai735/
Suwajo735/
Souwai735/
Sauwua734/
Siujwa734/
Sauway734/
Suiwah733/
Shuwah733/
Souwat733/
Sheuwu733/
Sauwah732/
Shiwau732/
Subaiu732/
Shauwu732/
Souway732/
Souwou732/
Suiswa732/
Sohuwa731/
Shubau731/
Shuewa731/
Shuiwu731/
Shuvau731/
Shuwea731/
Shuwha731/
Suibau731/
Suwuch731/
Subaju731/
Suwuji731/
Shuwua731/
Schuwa731/
Siuywa731/
Shuuwu731/
Souwae731/
Szuwaj731/
Suwayo731/
Suways731/
Sauwea731/
Suwaij731/
Suwaje731/
Shuwus731/
Shouwa731/
Suwayd731/
Chuwau731/
Suba6720,719/
Suva677,327/
Juwa673,724/
Subu673,577/
Zuwa671,038/
Xuwu67969/
Shiwayu67366/
Suwahyo67102/
Zuwu6776/
Suwahjo6759/
Suwiyah6738/
Suwayeh6730/
Suwayah6723/
Souweha6719/
Suvu6719/
Suwahya6711/
Shuhwai6711/
Shuwayi6710/
Suewaja6710/
Suwayed678/
Subhaju676/
Shuwaye675/
Suwaiha674/
Shuwaie674/
Juwu673/
Suwaadh672/
Souwaid672/
Suwajee672/
Shuswai672/
Schuwaz672/
Zhuwauj671/
Shuiwah671/
Seuwaji671/
Sushwha671/
Suswaha671/
Suswaya671/
Suwaová671/
Shubaiu671/
Shiwaju671/
Sauwiya671/
Suwayha671/
Seuwoue671/
Souwaya671/
Suwijah671/
Suwatch671/
Shuwaid671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suwau
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