Pobeng Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pobeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pobeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Pobeng Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pobeng Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pobeng is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pobeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Pobeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Pobeng live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pobeng is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 83 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 14 percent are found and Leribe District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohbeng921/
Puobeng921/
Poben9114/
Phobueng861/
Poweng834/
Pebeng832/
Pooben831/
Pabeng831/
Pobenk830/
Pompeng7785/
Poebing7712/
Pabeung7710/
Ponpeng773/
Poubuen771/
Phobing771/
Peebeng771/
Paben7352,531/
Pobin7324/
Phubaeng7111/
Pabengue7111/
Phonpeng716/
Poompeng713/
Phompeng713/
Poonpeng712/
Phabaeng711/
Poosueng711/
Poowieng711/
Phaben67740/
Pompen67280/
Pabing67143/
Pabien67106/
Paaben6712/
Powing6710/
Phothueng678/
Phoompeng677/
Pubenc676/
Pabeen676/
Pobina675/
Pabenn673/
Pobion673/
Pohbnn671/
Poubem671/
Phoonpeng671/
Pebing671/
Phobin671/
Pauben671/
Pabeun671/
Poubin671/
Poobyn670/

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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 Pobeng
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