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
Elombe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 154,061st most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,556,137 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elombe live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Elombe is also the 290,366th most common given name worldwide, borne by 795 people.
The last name Elombe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 27,062. Apart from The DR Congo Elombe is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elombe
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