Pomwa Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Pomwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Pomwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pomwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pomwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pomwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pomwa are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Pomwa is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 68 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 32 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Pomwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Phomwas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Poomwah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phomwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pomba | 80 | 1,069 | / |
| Pamwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ponwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pomua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phomweha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poomwatt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poumba | 73 | 478 | / |
| Phonwa | 73 | 394 | / |
| Phomba | 73 | 70 | / |
| Pombea | 73 | 34 | / |
| Pombai | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pombha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ponwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pumwat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pemhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pombay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pumhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pamnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pombaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pemway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phonwai | 67 | 65 | / |
| Phumwat | 67 | 61 | / |
| Phumwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ponnwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poonwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phomvas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poumbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poombau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phombea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poumbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponmbai | 67 | 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 Pomwa
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