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 occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pangwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 569,728th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pangwe reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 107 people.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Barring The DR Congo Pangwe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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
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- 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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