Pambela Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

Pambela (42) may also be a first name.

Pambela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pambela occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pambela? popularity and diffusion

Pambela is the 1,465,390th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Pambela are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pambela is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 42 people.

Pambela is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 1,377,596. In Indonesia Pambela is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 75 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 7 percent reside and Central Java, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phambela9310/
Pambala863,331/
Pambila86233/
Pombela8642/
Pembela8640/
Pambele8625/
Panbela8614/
Pambola862/
Phambala802,577/
Pamballa801,026/
Pombaela8047/
Phembela8042/
Pambhala8023/
Pambaala8010/
Paumbele804/
Pambolla801/
Pannbela801/
Pambhalla758/
Panuela71313/
Pombala71106/
Pambolo7191/
Pambili7155/
Panbala7151/
Pembala7139/
Pambile7132/
Pombola719/
Panbila716/
Pembelo715/
Ponbela713/
Pombele712/
Pambilo712/
Pombelo711/
Pamvila711/
Pomvela711/
Pemballa67197/
Phembila6782/
Phambili6727/
Pembolla6723/
Panuelas6717/
Poumbele6713/
Panbhala673/
Pembhala673/
Pañuelas672/
Pamwilai671/
Poumbala671/
Panbaala671/
Panballa671/
Pambalei671/
Panvelai671/
Pombaila671/
Pamballo671/
Phambalo671/
Phambile671/
Peanuela671/
Phembelo671/

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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 Pambela
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