Chombo Surname

49,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chombo Surname Definition:

Chombo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Gum) Boot.

Chombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8211:18,7672,399
Kenya2,3301:19,8202,306
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
Mexico7711:160,9944,815
Zambia6721:23,5862,533
Peru6531:48,6744,177
Zimbabwe2641:58,4788,872
Namibia2561:9,4121,826
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
United States901:4,027,321218,060
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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 be found as a variant: Chombó. Click here for further possible spellings of Chombo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chombo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chombo is the 49,176th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 696,041 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chombo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,077th most widespread forename globally, held by 903 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,821 people, or 1 in 18,767. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 17 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Chombo exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Malawi, where 20 percent are found.

Chombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (64%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Chombo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chombó942/
Tchombo92128/
Chomboh9264/
Chombou9238/
Choombo9233/
Chombot9210/
Schombo921/
Choembo921/
Choimbo921/
Chomboi921/
Chomboo921/
Combo913,533/
Hombo911,436/
Tchombou86170/
Choumbou8656/
Tchoumbo8652/
Chotembo8612/
Chotimbo861/
Tcho'mbo861/
Tchomboy861/
Choimboo861/
Chomba8352,778/
Chambo8323,783/
Chembo837,973/
Chumbo832,424/
Shombo832,357/
Comboy83997/
Khombo83579/
Homboy83250/
Houmbo83231/
Coumbo8330/
Combou8324/
Chonbo8321/
Csombo8316/
Combho838/
Hombot836/
Homboš836/
Homboa834/
Comboa833/
Cahmbo832/
Ciombo832/
Comboi832/
Hombos832/
Comboj831/
Coombo831/
Hombou831/
Xhombo831/
Tchoumbou80870/
Tchombout801/
Chootembo801/
Choomboot801/
Tchomba776,339/
Cheembo771,032/
Czombos77374/
Tshombo77366/
Choomba77203/
Chambou77128/
Tchambo7771/
Chumboh7766/
Chamboi7746/
Chaambo7745/
Chambot7745/
Chambos7735/
Houmbou7733/
Hombosh7722/
Shomboi7719/
Houmboh7712/
Dzhombo7711/
Chombah779/
Hombood779/
Homboch776/
Shombot776/
Chemboi776/
Choumba775/
Chonbot775/
Homboot775/
Chamboo774/
Czomboš774/
Chamboa773/
Shoymbo773/
Chamboy772/
Chumbou772/
Khomboo772/
Chambod771/
Choonbo771/
Chuumbo771/
Chunmbo771/
Combohy771/
Tchomwo771/
Tchonbo771/
Chombat771/
Chombaz771/
Chombeu771/
Chonbou771/
Chuomwo771/
Chamboz771/
Schambo770/
Chombas770/
Tchoummbou751/
Sombo7322,197/
Comba7312,619/
Zombo7310,092/
Jombo738,078/
Cambo732,402/
Homba731,949/
Honbo731,723/
Humbo731,594/
Hambo73680/
Xombo738/
Conbo736/
Comuo732/
Tchambou71962/
Tchoumba71885/
Chambost71767/
Chombeau71191/
Chamboux7190/
Tschomba7142/
Cheumbou7116/
Tchoumwo7113/
Chambous715/
Chombaha714/
Shoomboi714/
Chomvoot714/
Chombaut712/
Chamboot712/
Sachimbo711/
Tchoimba711/
Tchounbo711/
Tchhomba711/
Tcoumbou711/
Chuimbou711/
Chambois711/
Tchambgo711/
Schamboa711/
Schambop711/
Chumboot711/
Chomwoot711/
Chambout710/
Chamba6740,503/
Chumba6716,954/
Dzombo676,213/
Conboy675,165/
Khomba674,206/
Shambo672,638/
Shomba671,185/
Cambou671,173/
Houmba67951/
Hamboa67915/
Chemba67650/
Coumba67527/
Czomba67458/
Tsombo67442/
Camboa67331/
Jomboy67231/
Siombo67223/
Zombou67181/
Hamboy67167/
Zhomba67145/
Chomua67117/
Hamboz67111/
Khumbo67107/
Somboi67101/
Sombou67100/
Csombó6799/
Khambo6797/
Soumbo6766/
Chomwa6760/
Zoumbo6744/
Chenbo6743/
Humbos6738/
Hombah6727/
Coomba6726/
Zhambo6725/
Hambou6724/
Ciomba6724/
Hambos6722/
Camboy6720/
Hombas6718/
Schombach6718/
Somboh6717/
Somboy6717/
Camboi6716/
Coimba6716/
Chanbo6716/
Somboo6716/
Juombo6713/
Chambó6713/
Hambot6713/
Sombuo6712/
Hounbo6711/
Hambod676/
Hombau675/
Honbot675/
Camboj674/
Chunbo674/
Sombot674/
Connbo674/
Jomboo673/
Joumbo673/
Heumbo673/
Tchoumbat673/
Soimbo673/
Chamboiss672/
Zomboi672/
Sombho672/
Somboa672/
Zoombo672/
Tcomba672/
Camboo672/
Shonbo672/
Hamboi672/
Soymbo672/
Hatmbo671/
Hombad671/
Hammbo671/
Schambous671/
Somnbo671/
Honbou671/
Conboh671/
Hombaz671/
Chambô671/
Humboy671/
Homvou671/
Zomboh671/
Zonmbo671/
Tchounboy671/
Chonvo671/
Chomva671/
Chahambou671/
Sommbo671/
Tshoumbou671/
Ciambo671/

Chombo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chombo in the Russian language
Чомбоcombo-

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