Chombo Surname
Approximately 10,470 people bear this surname
Chombo Surname Definition:
Chombo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Gum) Boot.
Chombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,821 | 1:18,767 | 2,399 |
| Kenya | 2,330 | 1:19,820 | 2,306 |
| Malawi | 2,144 | 1:7,985 | 1,197 |
| Mexico | 771 | 1:160,994 | 4,815 |
| Zambia | 672 | 1:23,586 | 2,533 |
| Peru | 653 | 1:48,674 | 4,177 |
| Zimbabwe | 264 | 1:58,478 | 8,872 |
| Namibia | 256 | 1:9,412 | 1,826 |
| Botswana | 154 | 1:14,201 | 2,743 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Chombó (2) are calculated separately.
Chombo (903) may also be a first name.
Chombo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chombo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Gum) Boot.
Chombo Demographics
Chombo Political Affiliation
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Chombo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chombo (Russian: Чомбо) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Chombó. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chombo? popularity and diffusion
Chombo is the 49,176th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 696,041 people. Chombo occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chombo live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chombo is also the 270,077th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 903 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,821 people, or 1 in 18,767. In Tanzania Chombo is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live, Tanga Region, where 17 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 20 percent live.
Chombo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chombo last name is predominantly Christian (64%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chombo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chombo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,157 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning R 195,876 per year and in United States they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning $31,202 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chombo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chombo in the Russian language | ||
| Чомбо | combo | - |
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Footnotes
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