Pumbwe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

Pumbwe Surname Definition:

Pumbwe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: goat.

Pumbwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Pumbwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pumbwe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: goat.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Pumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pumbwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumbwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Pumbwe are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumbwe9217/
Pfumbwe921/
Pumbwa83658/
Pombwe8324/
Pumpwe831/
Pimbwe831/
Pfumbwa77177/
Phombwe77105/
Phumbwa779/
Pompwe67169/
Pumbui6798/
Pombwa6731/
Pimpwe674/
Punbue671/
Pumbuit621/
Pompwa5021/
Pimpue504/
Pumpui503/
Ponpue501/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pumbwe
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