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 last name Pangwe is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pangwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 569,728th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pangwe are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 107 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Outside of The DR Congo Pangwe is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
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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