Pompwe Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Pompwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 121 | 1:437,534 | 30,427 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
Pompwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pompwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pompwe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pompwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pompwe are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live and Singida Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live.
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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 Pompwe
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