Pwene Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Pwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pwene occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Pwene is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Pwene live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo Pwene is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pweneh918/
Pwenge914/
Pwen892/
Bwene80172/
Puene8049/
Pween802/
Bpwen802/
Pwane801/
Bwenje73231/
Pwanne73202/
Puenea73113/
Mpweni7341/
Pouene7340/
Pwaney736/
Pueneh736/
Puenee735/
Puenes735/
Puetne732/
Bwegne732/
Pwesen731/
Pweang731/
Bwenea731/
Pwayne731/
Pfuenge6721/
Puegner6715/
Bweenje672/
Puesnes671/
Mpwenyi671/
Puesner671/
Puenets671/
Puegnet671/

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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 Pwene
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