Elombe Surname
Approximately 2,851 people bear this surname
Elombe Surname User-submission:
The surname Elombe means 'lumbering', 'looming above', or 'towering over'.
Elombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,730 | 1:27,062 | 3,394 |
| Cameroon | 114 | 1:182,185 | 19,170 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elombe (795) may also be a first name.
Elombe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Elombe means 'lumbering', 'looming above', or 'towering over'.
- ardithElombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elombe is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elombe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 154,061st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,556,137 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elombe are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 290,366th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 795 people.
Elombe is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 27,062. Apart from The DR Congo Elombe occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helombe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Eloumbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Elliombe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ilombe | 83 | 3,521 | / |
| Elembe | 83 | 3,230 | / |
| Elomba | 83 | 1,088 | / |
| Alombe | 83 | 846 | / |
| Olombe | 83 | 474 | / |
| Elumbe | 83 | 183 | / |
| Elambe | 83 | 59 | / |
| Elombi | 83 | 46 | / |
| Elomby | 83 | 10 | / |
| Helambe | 77 | 207 | / |
| Eloumba | 77 | 196 | / |
| Gelambe | 77 | 68 | / |
| Yolombe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Alombea | 77 | 21 | / |
| Alombie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yelambe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Elembie | 77 | 8 | / |
| Holombe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elembey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Helembe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iloumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elombio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilombet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yilombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elembee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hilombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilombey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eloumwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliombi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elembea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elhambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elaembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hailombe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Hollombe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Healambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oloembei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jelambie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allombie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elumba | 67 | 12,490 | / |
| Ilumbe | 67 | 4,075 | / |
| Alembe | 67 | 2,051 | / |
| Ilembe | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Elamba | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Olambe | 67 | 883 | / |
| Olembe | 67 | 832 | / |
| Ilomba | 67 | 668 | / |
| Olombi | 67 | 535 | / |
| Elembi | 67 | 447 | / |
| Ilambe | 67 | 360 | / |
| Alombi | 67 | 241 | / |
| Alambe | 67 | 206 | / |
| Elambi | 67 | 202 | / |
| Elumbi | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ilombi | 67 | 83 | / |
| Elonve | 67 | 11 | / |
| Elemby | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alonbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elomvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elamby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elonba | 67 | 1 | / |
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- 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elombe
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