Bombey Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bombey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bombey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bombey (27) may also be a first name.

Bombey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bombey (Hindi: बाम्बे, Russian: Бомбей) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bombey? popularity and diffusion

Bombey is the 1,248,410th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Bombey reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bombey is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 27 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon Bombey is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, North Region, where 2 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Bombey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bombey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bombey surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bombeya92153/
Bombeye924/
Bombeyi924/
Bombeyo921/
Bombe9112,993/
Bomby91123/
Boumbeyi8610/
Boumbeya862/
Bombieye861/
Bhombe833,344/
Bombay831,818/
Bomboy83733/
Bomber83522/
Bambey83233/
Bombue83219/
Bombet83205/
Boumbe83195/
Boombe83186/
Bombei83150/
Wombey83123/
Boembe83116/
Bembey83115/
Bombea8393/
Bombie8317/
Bombes8311/
Bombuy8311/
Bombeh839/
Bombae838/
Bonmbe836/
Vombey836/
Bombye836/
Bomboe835/
Bombiy834/
Botmbe834/
Bombyi833/
Bombed832/
Bombhe832/
Bombeu832/
Bombee831/
Bonbey831/
Bumbey830/
Bosembe77733/
Bombaya77269/
Botembe77243/
Bombayi77144/
Bomboyo77103/
Bembeya7797/
Bombuya7768/
Bomboya7766/
Bomboyi7751/
Bomueya7727/
Bombaye7722/
Bombiya7720/
Bambeye7718/
Boumber7715/
Bomboue7712/
Boumbet7712/
Bembeyu7710/
Bombayu778/
Boumbay777/
Bhommbe776/
Bombehe775/
Bhambey774/
Bomboye774/
Baembey774/
Bombiyo774/
Boembea774/
Bembehy773/
Bambeiy772/
Bombych772/
Bhombhe772/
Bumbiey772/
Bambeya772/
Bombyth771/
Bommber771/
Bhonmbe771/
Bombieh771/
Bohumbe771/
Bombaje771/
Bombayo771/
Bombays771/
Bombouy771/
Bombuyi771/
Bumbeyi771/
Boumbea771/
Boumbeh771/
Boumbei771/
Boumbie771/
Boummbe771/
Voumbey771/
Bombeia771/
Bomba7328,558/
Bambe737,100/
Bembe735,841/
Bombi731,829/
Bumby73603/
Bamby73524/
Wombe73486/
Bumbe73248/
Bomve73154/
Bonbe7360/
Vombe7347/
Bemby7342/
Womby7318/
Bonby7314/
Bombí736/
Bomwe733/
Uombe732/
Bomue731/
Bombá731/
Bombé731/
Mpombeye71182/
Baembeya7141/
Bombahay7140/
Bossembe7117/
Boumbeth715/
Bombouya712/
Bomboy's711/
Boombayi711/
Bambeytt711/
Bhoimber711/
Bohmbech711/
Mpombeya711/
Bombouet711/
Bosimbay711/
Boysembe711/
Bambehya711/
Bhembe6711,345/
Bamber677,299/
Boumba677,065/
Baambe672,117/
Boombi671,827/
Bomboi67946/
Bombou67867/
Bombio67797/
Bhumbe67699/
Bumbea67619/
Baembe67575/
Bombai67553/
Boembi67494/
Boomba67441/
Boemba67433/
Bombas67316/
Bumber67287/
Bhambe67265/
Bombaj67257/
Bombis67219/
Bambie67219/
Boumbouet67216/
Bumbeh67189/
Bumbes67151/
Bembea67147/
Bombač67128/
Bhomba67118/
Bomboa67110/
Bumbay67110/
Woumbe6791/
Bombat6786/
Bombau6782/
Bambae6769/
Bombad6766/
Bombaa6765/
Bambei6762/
Bamwey6762/
Bonbue6761/
Beembe6748/
Bommbi6741/
Bhonbe6740/
Bambay6734/
Mpombe6732/
Boumbi6732/
Bumbiy6729/
Bambea6727/
Bumbeş6727/
Buomba6727/
Bonboy6724/
Bembhy6722/
Bambes6722/
Wombay6721/
Bembay6716/
Wombee6715/
Woimbe6714/
Bhombi6713/
Wombie6713/
Bombah6710/
Bumbeš679/
Voumby678/
Bombić677/
Bambuy677/
Bumbee677/
Bombhi677/
Bombui677/
Bombit676/
Boumbouya676/
Bonber675/
Bahmbe675/
Batembeyi675/
Bambeh675/
Bonwey675/
Banbey673/
Bonbie673/
Baumbe673/
Bembeu673/
Bembeh673/
Boomue673/
Bambue673/
Bombáč673/
Wambey673/
Bambet673/
Bonbay672/
Bounbe672/
Buumbe672/
Bomwie672/
Bambeu672/
Batembeya672/
Bembhe672/
Bomuer671/
Bambed671/
Bambee671/
Bamvey671/
Wombae671/
Womboy671/
Vomboe671/
Bumbed671/
Wombei671/
Bembee671/
Bombaz671/
Wuombe671/
Wonbey671/
Bembei671/
Bembie671/
Bommba671/
Bomoue671/
Bomwuy671/
Bonnbe671/
Boimba671/
Bomboí671/
Bumbie671/
Butembeya671/
Bosmba671/
Boymba671/
Beumbe671/
Bahambeye671/
Banmbe671/
Bombih671/
Bonbet671/
Bonbuy671/
Behmbe671/
Baïmbe671/
Bonbeh671/
Baumby670/
Bambye670/
Bonvey670/
Bumbye670/

Bombey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bombey in the Hindi language
बाम्बेbambe-
Bombey in the Russian language
Бомбейbombej-

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