Pambwe Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Pambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pambwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2431:65,2265,794
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pambwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pambwe is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pambwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 629,292nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name Pambwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pambwe reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 65,226. In Zambia Pambwe is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 26 percent live and Northern Province, where 25 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pembwe83198/
Pombwe8324/
Pambwa8324/
Pambue8320/
Pambwi8319/
Phombwe77105/
Pambwai7730/
Pamboue771/
Pompwe67169/
Panbue6781/
Pombwa6731/
Pambva671/
Pambbi671/
Pambuit627/
Panbuer621/
Pomboue621/
Pfembve621/
Panpue506/
Pembui501/
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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 Pambwe
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