Pingwa Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Pingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 180 | 1:256,555 | 17,284 |
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Pingwa (283) may also be a first name.
Pingwa Demographics
Pingwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Pingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pingwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pingwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 613,453rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. Pingwa is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Pingwa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pingwa is also the 526,385th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 283 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Narok County, where 99 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and India, where 22 percent are found.
Pingwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pingwai | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ping'wa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pingua | 83 | 18,691 | / |
| Pengwa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Pingba | 83 | 59 | / |
| Pingwe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Pingva | 83 | 15 | / |
| Pingwi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Pinkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pengwah | 77 | 57 | / |
| Pingweh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Pinguat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pingwei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pinghua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pinngua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pingkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinguha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pingwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pningua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pin'gua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pngua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pinguaud | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pinkways | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pengweha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pengwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puinghua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pingue | 67 | 680 | / |
| Pengua | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pingui | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pinkua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pengwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pinguo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pingbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Penkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pengba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pimkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinguault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pincua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pengwo | 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 Pingwa
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