Begombe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Begombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Begombe Last Name Facts

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

Begombe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Begombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Begombe is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Begombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Begombe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Begombe is most common in: Kampala District, where 67 percent live and Mukono District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigombe86322/
Begombi8621/
Begambe8621/
Bagombe869/
Begomba865/
Begembe862/
Begambee8052/
Bigoumbe8045/
Begumbee804/
Begombay801/
Begamber801/
Boyngombe751/
Biogoumbe751/
Bagambe713,735/
Begambi71109/
Bigomba7169/
Wegomba7164/
Bigambe7153/
Bigembe7122/
Begamba7110/
Begumbi713/
Bagembe712/
Begembi711/
Begonba711/
Begambajje711/
Bagomboy6774/
Begambai675/
Begembay674/
Bagaambe672/
Baigambe672/
Bigombai671/
Begambhi671/

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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 Begombe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis