Bombwe Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bombwe Surname Definition:

Bombwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog.

Bombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Zambia4201:37,7383,776
Tanzania3121:169,68514,915
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bombwe (211) may also be a first name.

Bombwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bombwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bombwe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: frog.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bombwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bombwe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bombwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Bombwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 290,856th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bombwe live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 211 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 130,070. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 24 percent live.

Bombwe Last Name Statistics demography

Bombwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.71% less than the national average, earning R 157,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bombwea921/
Bombue83219/
Bumbwe83133/
Bombwa83123/
Bembwe8336/
Bambwe8321/
Bompwe831/
Bonbwe831/
Bombbe831/
Bomboue7712/
Mphombwe715/
Basembwe711/
Bambwihe711/
Bombouet711/
Bambwa67268/
Boumbouet67216/
Vumbwe67204/
Bumbwa6778/
Bonbue6761/
Bumpwe6741/
Bombui677/
Bambue673/
Bampwe672/
Vambwe671/

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