Dombwa Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Dombwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dombwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Burkina Faso1251:146,8173,794
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

Dombwa Last Name Facts

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

Dombwa is found in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dombwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dombwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 549,848th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. Dombwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dombwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Mande Africa.

The surname Dombwa is most widespread in Mali, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 37,542. Besides Mali Dombwa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambwa83200/
Dombwe8362/
Dembwa836/
Dombua834/
Dumbwa834/
Dambwai7710/
Doumbua772/
Dhambwa771/
Dembwah771/
Tdombwe771/
Dumbwai771/
Dommbwe771/
Dambua67130/
Dambwi67127/
Dumbwe6783/
Dombue6726/
Dambwe678/
Dumbua677/
Dembua673/
Dambwo671/
Dambba671/

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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
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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 Dombwa
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