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) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as: Chombó. For other possible spellings of Chombo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chombo? popularity and diffusion

Chombo is the 49,176th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 696,041 people. Chombo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chombo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chombo is also the 270,077th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 903 people.

The last name Chombo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,821 people, or 1 in 18,767. In Tanzania Chombo is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live, Tanga Region, where 17 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 20 percent live.

Chombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chombo last name is primarily Christian (64%) in Kenya.

In The United States Chombo are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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