Family name ปั่ว (Pua 
, ปั่ว) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The family name ปั่ว is habitual in Singapore, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Peru. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in South-eastern Asia, particularly Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, ปั่ว is the forename as well as the last name.