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
Pamwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pamwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pamwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pamwa reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Pamwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Pamwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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