Pombwe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pombwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pombwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pombwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Pombwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pombwe are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phombwe92105/
Pambwe83486/
Pembwe83198/
Pompwe83169/
Pumbwe8345/
Pombwa8331/
Phumbwe7717/
Pfumbwe771/
Pomboue771/
Pumbwa67658/
Pambwa6724/
Pompwa6721/
Pambue6720/
Pambwi6719/
Pumpwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Pombwe
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