Pamwe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Namibia

Pamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pamwe (81) may also be a first name.

Pamwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pamwe is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamwe? popularity and diffusion

Pamwe is the 5,057,639th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pamwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pamwe is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 81 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 40 percent are found and Botswana, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pamwer911/
Pamw891/
Pambe803,111/
Pamue8081/
Pamwa8041/
Panwe808/
Pamve801/
Panwei7320/
Panweh7316/
Pambei7312/
Pambea736/
Phambe734/
Panwet733/
Paumbe732/
Pambey732/
Pamoue731/
Pamwoy731/
Pambee731/
Pamvei731/
Paynwe731/
Phanwet67425/
Phanwer6731/
Panwher6721/
Pahnwer6718/
Panwoue676/
Panweer672/
Phaimue672/
Peamwit671/
Pajchimwej671/
Panwech671/

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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 Pamwe
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