Coombe Surname

72,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Coombe Surname Definition:

= Combe, q.v.

Coombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,0801:12,9791,876
England1,9581:28,4573,844
United States1,2031:301,29627,772
New Zealand5571:8,1301,384
Canada2991:123,22912,908
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Wales1261:24,5602,581
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Uganda521:750,75536,601
France191:3,495,933219,029
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Israel91:950,84857,975
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5991:15,2442,260
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey71:4,665827
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Coombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Combe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Cornish British) A place between hills, a valley; in the Welsh, Cwm.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Cornwall, Devon, Hampshire, etc.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coombe is found most frequently in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Coombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coombe? popularity and diffusion

Coombe is the 72,889th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,077,880 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Coombe reside; 39 percent reside in Australasia and 39 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 2,080 people, or 1 in 12,979. In Australia Coombe is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 41 percent live, New South Wales, where 25 percent live and Victoria, where 10 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Coombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coombe surname expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 788 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 611 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coombe surname are 4.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Coombe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.61% more than the national average, earning R 288,984 per year; in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $60,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coombes9216,972/
Coomber9214,055/
Choombe921,678/
Coombey9215/
Coombie9212/
Coombee922/
Coombea921/
Coombei921/
Coombed921/
Combe9114,924/
Scoombee861/
Combes8315,768/
Chombe836,600/
Comber833,397/
Combet832,690/
Combey831,783/
Combee83931/
Coumbe83600/
Combei83293/
Combie83146/
Soombe83106/
Coomby8335/
Coomba8326/
Combez835/
Koombe834/
Combed833/
Coonbe831/
Combea831/
Scombe831/
Combeh831/
Tcombe831/
Ciombe831/
Commbe831/
Tchombe772,696/
Combest771,361/
Chombey77110/
Ciomber7799/
Combess7787/
Coumbes7758/
Combeer7757/
Chombhe7731/
Coumber7721/
Czomber7714/
Choumbe7712/
Coombay778/
Coonber776/
Coonbes775/
Choombi775/
Koombes772/
Commber772/
Cuomber771/
Coomues771/
Coymbes771/
Combees771/
Coomves771/
Cumbe73107,736/
Kombe7372,895/
Comba7312,619/
Cambe739,803/
Sombe736,512/
Zombe733,690/
Combi732,063/
Comby731,611/
Jombe731,490/
Qombe7331/
Conbe7323/
Combé7320/
Comue732/
Comwe732/
Comve731/
Tchoumbe7190/
Combahee7128/
Chhombey7115/
Tschombe718/
Tshoombe714/
Cochimbe711/
Tchombea711/
Chuombeh711/
Chambe6716,670/
Sombie675,654/
Khombe673,872/
Cumbie672,777/
Dzombe671,807/
Combis671,774/
Cumbee671,484/
Cumber671,292/
Comboy67997/
Tjombe67885/
Camber67798/
Cambie67594/
Djombe67530/
Coumba67527/
Czomba67458/
Cambet67244/
Koumbe67217/
Kombea67209/
Kombie67209/
Tsombe67206/
Cambey67181/
Cambei67169/
Cumbey67155/
Zomber67131/
Combay67130/
Combii6799/
Zoumbe6786/
Zombie6784/
Cumbes6779/
Chombi6779/
Combaj6772/
Zombea6770/
Kombey6764/
Cumbea6752/
Cambed6751/
Kombei6750/
Cambes6744/
Cambez6739/
Kombee6735/
Sombea6728/
Conber6726/
Ciomba6724/
Combit6721/
Sombey6720/
Kombeh6719/
Commue6719/
Czombi6718/
Combyh6717/
Sombee6717/
Coimba6716/
Koimbe6715/
Cambee6712/
Combiz6712/
Coumbi6712/
Kotmbe6711/
Kombhe6711/
Sombei6711/
Koomba679/
Cambeu679/
Kkombe677/
Zhombe676/
Tchoumbet676/
Zombey675/
Kombeu674/
Counbe673/
Conbee673/
Combih673/
Comboa673/
Jombed673/
Cumbet673/
Caumbe673/
Conbey672/
Zombez672/
Jombhe672/
Combio672/
Combui672/
Ziombe672/
Zombet672/
Commby672/
Soombi672/
Sombeh672/
Tcomba672/
Comboi672/
Chonbe672/
Gcombi672/
Commpe671/
Coumbeitt671/
Coimbi671/
Comboj671/
Comves671/
Conbie671/
Sombhe671/
Conbez671/
Koombi671/
Koembe671/
Tzombe671/
Zombei671/
Giombe671/
Chombé671/
Conbes671/
Combiy671/
Comoue671/
Cummbe671/
Gcumbe671/
Combai671/
Coumby670/
Comvie670/
Conmpe670/
Cambge670/
Comvey670/

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Footnotes

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