Chombu Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia831:190,96312,723
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Chombu (208) may also be a first name.

Chombu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chombu is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chombu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chombu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chombu is also the 627,410th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 208 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Zambia Chombu is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chombut92261/
Choombu9238/
Chombou9238/
Chombuu924/
Chombus921/
Choumbu921/
Chombeu921/
Chombhu921/
Hombu9165/
Combu916/
Tchombou86170/
Choumbou8656/
Chotembu868/
Tchombeu867/
Chombaut862/
Tchoumbu861/
Chombuch861/
Chumbu831,451/
Chambu83676/
Chembu83136/
Hombut8345/
Shombu8327/
Combou8324/
Coimbu837/
Chonbu836/
Hombau835/
Combau834/
Combui832/
Hombus832/
Chombó832/
Hombou831/
Ciombu831/
Hombud831/
Tchoumbou80870/
Tchoumbeu8070/
Schombuch801/
Tchombout801/
Chuumbu77317/
Chonbut77280/
Chambou77128/
Chembeu77118/
Chambeu77117/
Chumbut7770/
Houmbou7733/
Chambus7715/
Tchambu7715/
Chomwut7712/
Chambau777/
Chambut774/
Chumbau772/
Chambud772/
Chumbou772/
Hoombau771/
Chumbuy771/
Chunmbu771/
Houmbeu771/
Hombaut771/
Shombui771/
Tshombu771/
Chonbou771/
Chambuy771/
Chumbud771/
Chomboo771/
Chumbus770/
Tchoumbeut753/
Tchoummbou751/
Honbu732,438/
Sombu73939/
Hambu73496/
Humbu73400/
Cambu73251/
Jombu73201/
Zombu734/
Chambaud711,493/
Tchambou71962/
Chambaut71131/
Chamboux7190/
Hachimbu7157/
Tchambeu7119/
Houmbouy7117/
Chambeux7116/
Cheumbou7116/
Chambous715/
Sachimbu715/
Chonbhui712/
Chambuss712/
Chambhau711/
Hosembus711/
Chumbuss711/
Schambau711/
Tcoumbou711/
Tshoumbu711/
Choimboo711/
Chuimbou711/
Chambouy711/
Chambuha711/
Chambout710/
Sombut672,587/
Shambu671,919/
Cambui671,568/
Cambou671,173/
Khambu67980/
Chambault67685/
Cambuy67321/
Khumbu67221/
Hambut67218/
Zombou67181/
Sombou67100/
Csombó6799/
Chamvu6789/
Honbut6762/
Cambau6732/
Tsombu6728/
Cambuí6725/
Hambou6724/
Hambus6722/
Zhambu6716/
Chambó6713/
Hambau6712/
Hambeu6712/
Sombud6711/
Chenbu679/
Sombuh679/
Cambeu679/
Khomvu674/
Sombuu674/
Hambuh674/
Sahmbu674/
Chanbu674/
Humbau672/
Humbeu671/
Comvau671/
Schambous671/
Soumbu671/
Honbou671/
Humbuh671/
Humbus671/
Homvou671/
Sombus671/
Tchounbeu671/
Ciambu671/
Zoimbu671/
Chahambou671/
Tshoumbou671/
Sombau671/
Hambuy670/
Humbut670/

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