Dombala Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Dombala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dombala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
India81:95,883,173728,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Dombala (32) may also be a first name.

Dombala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dombala occurs most in Angola. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dombala? popularity and diffusion

Dombala is the 214,545th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,801,537 people. The surname Dombala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dombala reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Dombala is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Dombala is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Besides Angola it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

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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 Dombala
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