Cognomen Paññā (បញ្ញា 
, ပညာ 
, 般若 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Paññā is characteristic of Myanmar, where it is quite a rare surname, Cambodia, where it is a rare surname, and China, where it is an extremely rare surname. More frequently, Paññā is the forename as well as the last name.