Dhombo Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dhombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5121:30,1534,632
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Dhombo (13) may also be a first name.

Dhombo Last Name Facts

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

Dhombo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhombo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,965th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Dhombo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhombo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dhombo is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 30,153. In Zimbabwe Dhombo is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Dhombo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dombo9117,322/
Doumbo8313,003/
Dombou83729/
Dombos83268/
Dhambo83174/
Dhomba8351/
Domboy8329/
Domboh8318/
Dhembo8317/
Domboš838/
Dgombo832/
Dhumbo832/
Duombo832/
Dombgo831/
Dombot831/
Domboş831/
Doumbou77407/
Dombois7733/
Doumbos7720/
Doombos773/
Donmbou772/
Dgomboy771/
Dombuoe771/
Doumboa771/
Dombouh771/
Doumboy771/
Dembo7319,536/
Dumbo7317,299/
Dambo737,474/
Domba734,894/
Domvo73192/
Donbo7352/
Dombó7349/
Domwo7314/
Dombosch7116/
Dhombahe711/
Doumba671,865/
Dhemba67777/
Dambou67444/
Dombeu67399/
Dhamba67391/
Dombaz67114/
Damboa6794/
Dombas6775/
Dhumba6766/
Donbou6758/
Dambos6736/
Dambot6729/
Damboi6726/
Damboy6725/
Dounbo6711/
Dumbop6710/
Dasmbo679/
Dombat679/
Dombah676/
Dgomba674/
Dombojova674/
Daumbo674/
Donbot674/
Daambo673/
Domuos673/
Dehmba672/
Demmbo672/
Donboo672/
Dumbou672/
Domwou671/
Dombaa671/
Dumboa671/
Donboi671/
Dumboi671/
Dumboy671/
Domvoh671/
Donmba671/
Dohmba671/
Doimba671/
Doombosch671/
Ddambo671/
Ddomba671/
Dahmba671/
Dambop671/
Duomba671/
Domwoh671/
Dotmba671/
Dambod671/
Damboz671/
Dombói671/
Dumboh671/
Dambgo671/
Demboh671/
Donboy670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dhombo
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