Pangwe Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Pangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Pangwe (107) may also be a first name.
Pangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pangwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pangwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pangwe is the 569,728th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pangwe live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pangwe is also the 910,230th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 107 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pangwei | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pangwet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pangwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pangweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phangwet | 86 | 71 | / |
| Pangweuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pangwa | 83 | 1,035 | / |
| Pangue | 83 | 882 | / |
| Pongwe | 83 | 458 | / |
| Pangwi | 83 | 165 | / |
| Pankwe | 83 | 65 | / |
| Pangbe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Phangwa | 77 | 793 | / |
| Panguhe | 77 | 67 | / |
| Pangwai | 77 | 47 | / |
| Puongwe | 77 | 35 | / |
| Pongwej | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pangoue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poungwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phongwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Paingue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pangwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phancwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pongwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pang'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puonngwe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Pongwech | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pongweat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pongweht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phangbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phangway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paangoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pongwa | 67 | 1,858 | / |
| Pongue | 67 | 747 | / |
| Pangui | 67 | 703 | / |
| Panque | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pongbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pankue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pamgue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phongweha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pankwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pancue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pankwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pongweach | 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 Pangwe
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