Pohamba Surname
Approximately 655 people bear this surname
Pohamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 647 | 1:3,724 | 671 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pohamba (53) may also be a first name.
Pohamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pohamba is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 501,935th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pohamba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 53 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 3,724. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 36 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 18 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyohamba | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bohamba | 86 | 62 | / |
| Pahamba | 86 | 12 | / |
| Pahuamba | 80 | 503 | / |
| Pauhamba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poehambeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pahuameba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pahuamaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bihamba | 71 | 413 | / |
| Bahamba | 71 | 366 | / |
| Pahimba | 71 | 179 | / |
| Buhamba | 71 | 97 | / |
| Bohambu | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bohambo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Bohemba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pohembi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bohumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bohomba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bohimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pahumba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pihumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohambwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Biohumba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Piahimba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paihomba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pahuampa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pouambeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahuamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biihamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bihambwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paihemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paomboy | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pauambo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pouombo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Poyombo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pouombou | 53 | 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 Pohamba
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