Palabwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Palabwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Palabwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palabwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palabwe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palabwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Palabwe live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Palabwe
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