Pambai Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Pambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 181 | 1:85,294 | 12,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pambai (187) may also be a first name.
Pambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pambai (Marathi: पांबाई) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pambai? popularity and diffusion
Pambai is the 921,780th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name Pambai is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Pambai reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pambai is also the 665,130th most widespread first name globally, borne by 187 people.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 85,294. In Zimbabwe Pambai is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 34 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found and Harare Province, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pambai in the Marathi language | ||
| पांबाई | pamba'i | 33.33 |
| पांबई | pamba'i | 33.33 |
| पमाबाई | pamaba'i | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Pambai
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