Padambo Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Padambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Padambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Padambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Padambo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Padambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 363,374th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. Padambo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Padambo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Barring Malawi Padambo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Padambo
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