Phombeya Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Phombeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 967 | 1:17,703 | 2,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Phombeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phombeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phombeya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phombeya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 366,594th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name Phombeya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phombeya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Phombeya is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Apart from Malawi Phombeya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phombea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phombeah | 88 | 7 | / |
| Pombea | 86 | 34 | / |
| Pombey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pambeya | 80 | 45 | / |
| Pombaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Pembeya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pombiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fombeya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phomveha | 75 | 28 | / |
| Phomweha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phomboyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phambaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phumbaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pombai | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pomboy | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pambea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vombey | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pembey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pambey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pohmueyae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pombae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pomboa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pombeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pombay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pombaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fombey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pumbaya | 67 | 1,509 | / |
| Pambaya | 67 | 187 | / |
| Pambeyi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Foumbea | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pembaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phumbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pomboyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poumbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pambiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pomboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pombayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panbeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vembeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pambeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pambiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pumboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pembeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poumbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fombeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fombiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fombuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poombau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voumbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pumbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pembuya | 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 Phombeya
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