Polwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Polwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Polwe Last Name Facts

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

Polwe is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Polwe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 67 percent live, Lindi Region, where 17 percent live and Pwani Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulwe9144/
Polwee912/
Pholwe911/
Pollwe911/
Polw893/
Pholwee831/
Potelwe831/
Palwe80456/
Polve80137/
Polue8058/
Pulwe8041/
Polwa8040/
Polbe8029/
Poolw801/
Pholwech774/
Polwhead771/
Pulwer73187/
Polver73121/
Poilve73104/
Pulwey7340/
Polves7336/
Polway7335/
Polwai7310/
Polvet738/
Pholwi735/
Poliue734/
Poluea734/
Pollue732/
Polvee732/
Polues732/
Pholue732/
Poulbe731/
Poilue731/
Phulwe731/
Palweh731/
Pholwa731/
Polbea731/
Palwee731/
Palwet731/
Phoolwech711/
Poilvet67257/
Poulvet6746/
Phellwe6728/
Pullwer6717/
Poilvez6714/
Phollue6714/
Poliues6712/
Palw6711/
Pooluea676/
Poileve674/
Pholuea673/
Polouet672/
Phallwe671/
Potelue671/
Polwais671/
Poilevé671/
Pholwai671/
Pallwee671/
Pholwha671/
Polvech671/
Poulver670/
Polluer670/

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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 Polwe
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