Pampas Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Pampas Surname User-submission:

My maternal great-grandfather moved to the United States from Greece in about 1915, and he changed his Greek surname (currently still unknown) to Pampas upon coming to the US.

Pampas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8481:37,4813,578
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pampas (956) may also be a first name.

Pampas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My maternal great-grandfather moved to the United States from Greece in about 1915, and he changed his Greek surname (currently still unknown) to Pampas upon coming to the US.

- amyk892

Pampas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pampas (Hindi: पम्पास, Marathi: पंपास, Oriya: ପାସ) is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pampas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pampas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 391,429th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pampas are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 94 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 261,062nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 956 people.

The last name Pampas is most commonly held in Peru, where it is carried by 848 people, or 1 in 37,481. In Peru Pampas is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 37 percent reside, Apurímac Region, where 29 percent reside and Junín Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Peru this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Pampas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pampas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pampas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pampas earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,520 per year and in United States they earn 18.58% less than the national average, earning $35,131 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panmpas921/
Pampash921/
Pampa914,713/
Pompas83239/
Pampad83114/
Phampa83109/
Pampat8327/
Pampos8318/
Pampoa8310/
Pampay836/
Pempas835/
Pampea834/
Pampha832/
Pammpa832/
Pampac832/
Pampaa831/
Pampai831/
Panpas831/
Pampah830/
Phampha77207/
Pompash7715/
Pamposh7712/
Pasempa778/
Patempa773/
Pampaha773/
Paampha771/
Poumpas771/
Pampatt771/
Pompa7326,979/
Pavas732,902/
Pampo73769/
Pabas73359/
Panpa73339/
Phamphai713/
Poompash711/
Phamphat711/
Phamphad711/
Pampauch711/
Panpha67431/
Panpat67329/
Pompac67253/
Pompha67224/
Pompos67113/
Pabais6792/
Pompea6784/
Pompay6762/
Panpai6751/
Pampei6741/
Paivas6733/
Phompa6732/
Pampou6727/
Pabaus6725/
Paibas6718/
Paabos6714/
Pavash6710/
Panpad676/
Pompai676/
Pavais675/
Pompad675/
Panpay675/
Pampey674/
Panpos673/
Poumpa673/
Panpea672/
Payvas672/
Paybas672/
Pompat672/
Phampo672/
Panpap671/
Pompau671/
Ponmpa671/
Ponpas671/
Pompaș671/
Pompaz671/
Pompasová671/
Pompah671/
Phavas671/
Pampoj671/
Hpavas671/
Patbas671/
Panpah671/
Pabast671/
Paumpo670/

Pampas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pampas in the Hindi language
पम्पासpampasa-
Pampas in the Oriya language
ପାସpasa-
Pampas in the Marathi language
पंपासpampasa75
पंपसpampasa25

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