Pomwa Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pomway910/
Phomwas835/
Poomwah832/
Phomwat831/
Pomba801,069/
Pamwa8041/
Ponwa805/
Pomua801/
Pemwa801/
Phomweha774/
Poomwatt771/
Poumba73478/
Phonwa73394/
Phomba7370/
Pombea7334/
Pombai7317/
Pombha736/
Ponwai734/
Pumwat733/
Pemhwa731/
Ponwad731/
Ponwah731/
Pombay731/
Pumhwa731/
Ponway731/
Pamnwa731/
Ponwaa731/
Pombaa731/
Pemway730/
Phonwai6765/
Phumwat6761/
Phumwai678/
Ponnwad673/
Poonwas673/
Phomvas672/
Poumbai672/
Poombau671/
Phonwha671/
Phombea671/
Poumbay671/
Ponmbai671/

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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
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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 Pomwa
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