Pamwa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Pamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Pamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pamwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pamwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Pamwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pamwa reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Pamwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamnwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pamba | 80 | 21,082 | / |
| Panwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Pomwa | 80 | 53 | / |
| Pamua | 80 | 47 | / |
| Pamwe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pamva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Patemwad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phamba | 73 | 580 | / |
| Phanwa | 73 | 383 | / |
| Pambai | 73 | 287 | / |
| Phamva | 73 | 286 | / |
| Panwai | 73 | 240 | / |
| Pambha | 73 | 160 | / |
| Paumba | 73 | 106 | / |
| Paimba | 73 | 80 | / |
| Panhwa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Pambay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Paamba | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pambaa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pamuad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pambau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pambea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pamuah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Panwaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pamuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pemhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pa'mba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pamuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Panwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pamwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pamwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pemway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pomway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phanwai | 67 | 93 | / |
| Phamuat | 67 | 38 | / |
| Paumbay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phamuay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phomwas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phamuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pambhaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poomwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phomwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panhwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pambeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pamuhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paanwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peamwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paambha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pamwa
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