Chombola Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chombola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chombola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2071:76,5706,564
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chombola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chombola is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chombola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Chombola is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chombola live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 76,570. In Zambia Chombola is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 69 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 17 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Combola932/
Chombela881,484/
Chombala88207/
Chambola8840/
Chembola888/
Chumbola881/
Chombolo881/
Shombola881/
Chombole881/
Choombela824/
Tchambola824/
Chomboolo824/
Chembolla823/
Chamboula821/
Combala803,600/
Sombola80547/
Zombola80147/
Hombala80105/
Cambola8020/
Combolo805/
Hambola805/
Homboli804/
Hombole802/
Jombola801/
Homvola801/
Hombolo801/
Chamboulla7814/
Chambela756,496/
Chambula753,610/
Chambala752,919/
Chembela75507/
Chumbula75290/
Chambole75170/
Combalia75144/
Hombalad7592/
Chamboli7549/
Sombolay7538/
Hambolat7529/
Khambola7528/
Chembala7519/
Chombale7511/
Sombolas7510/
Coumbala757/
Sombotla754/
Shombala754/
Hamboola754/
Zoumbola753/
Khombala752/
Shonbola752/
Sombolha752/
Chamboly752/
Comballa752/
Chanbola751/
Sombolah751/
Somboila751/
Shambola751/
Shombolo751/
Tsombola751/
Chumbala751/
Khombula751/
Chonbala751/
Chambouleau741/
Chambolle71508/
Homballas7192/
Cheembela7155/
Chamballa7138/
Sombhotla7132/
Hamboulla7128/
Chumbalya7120/
Zoumboula7120/
Chemballa7117/
Hasimbola7116/
Chambulia7113/
Sombollah7112/
Tchambala714/
Tshambola714/
Soumboula714/
Chaambula713/
Xhambolla712/
Khombhala711/
Chombhale711/
Chambalah711/
Chambalia711/
Chambelah711/
Chanmbole711/
Chanbolla711/
Chembhela711/
Coumballa711/
Chumbulah711/
Shambolla711/
Houmbolou711/
Chambolie711/
Chambulla711/
Hamboulas711/
Shambolia711/
Somboolap711/
Chuimbolo711/
Sambola674,365/
Cambala673,223/
Cambolo672,987/
Hambala67995/
Humbula67952/
Sombolo67878/
Hombali67750/
Khambholaj67388/
Hambula67173/
Chumbhalya67155/
Zombolo67141/
Hombale67119/
Hambole6741/
Khambholay6737/
Humbala6734/
Hachimbala6728/
Sombala6727/
Chumbalaya6724/
Zsombolyai6715/
Hamboullas6714/
Zambola6714/
Zsombolyay6713/
Jombolo6712/
Jumbola678/
Khambolaja677/
Hambolo677/
Jambola676/
Sonbola674/
Shamboulai674/
Shamboulia674/
Khounbolay673/
Chamballah672/
Chambhulya672/
Hamboly672/
Jombala671/
Honbala671/
Zombala671/
Conbala671/
Hanbola671/
Jombula671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chombola
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