Suwia Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Suwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Suwia (74) may also be a first name.

Suwia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suwia is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Suwia is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Suwia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Suwia live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 74 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Suwia is mostly found in: Morobe, where 62 percent live and Northern, where 38 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Taiwan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwija91348/
Suwiah9143/
Suwias917/
Sauwia911/
Suwijad8310/
Suwaiya831/
Subia809,185/
Suvia80287/
Suwya8018/
Zuwia804/
Juwia804/
Sowia803/
Suwaijah772/
Shuwaiea771/
Suvias7369/
Subhia7342/
Subiha7341/
Sowiha7318/
Soubia7312/
Sauvia7310/
Suwijo739/
Suviaz737/
Suwyah734/
Suviat733/
Saubia732/
Susuia731/
Shuvia731/
Shubia731/
Suibya731/
Sauwea731/
Zouwia731/
Suviah731/
Suvija731/
Shiwia731/
Souvia730/
Sowiea730/
Sauviat67287/
Soubhia67232/
Subaiya67112/
Suvagia6763/
Souweha6719/
Suvaiya6710/
Zuwijad678/
Soubiea678/
Souviat674/
Souvias672/
Suhuiap672/
Soweija671/
Subhiha671/
Suubiah671/
Shauwya671/
Suwayya671/
Zuwaiya671/
Sowaiya671/
Subihai671/
Soouiah671/
Subeiya671/
Soubiha671/

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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 Suwia
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