Fombe Surname

58,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Fombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Malawi1,8561:9,2241,421
Zimbabwe1,3981:11,0431,416
Cameroon2581:80,5009,858
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Fombe (68) may also be a first name.

Fombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fombe is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,863rd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 849,760 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fombe reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Fombe is also the 1,181,159th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 68 people.

The last name Fombe is most numerous in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Excluding Mozambique this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.

Fombe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fombe earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 40.97% less than the national average, earning R 140,280 per year and in United States they earn 36.8% less than the national average, earning $27,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fombeh9188/
Fombep9145/
Pfombe9111/
Foumbe914/
Fomber912/
Fotmbe912/
Fombeu912/
Fombet912/
Fomnbe911/
Fombey911/
Fombee911/
Fombie911/
Foumbea8318/
Fomberh839/
Fombeuh831/
Fombeah831/
Fombiey831/
Fohmbie831/
Foinmbe831/
Fonmbeu831/
Foumbie831/
Founmbe831/
Fotembe831/
Fomba8074,821/
Fambe802,889/
Fombi801,428/
Fomby801,228/
Fembe80841/
Fumbe80517/
Vombe8047/
Fonbe806/
Fomue802/
Foumbeth771/
Foumba73262/
Faumbe73109/
Fonmbi7394/
Foumbi7388/
Fambeu7376/
Famber7376/
Fonbeh7353/
Pfumbe7324/
Fumbeh7315/
Fambea7314/
Fombai7312/
Fonmba7310/
Fahmbe7310/
Faambe737/
Fonbet736/
Vombey736/
Fombii735/
Fohmba735/
Ffambe735/
Fombui734/
Foimbi733/
Fombit732/
Pfembe732/
Fonbes732/
Fambeh732/
Fombay732/
Fonbge732/
Fembeh731/
Phombe731/
Fombih731/
Foymbi731/
Foinbe731/
Fomhbi731/
Fomwep731/
Fonbea731/
Fonnbe731/
Fonbeu731/
Fambie730/
Fambes730/
Fumber730/
Feumbeu6722/
Fonmbih6720/
Foinmbi6719/
Fahambe6711/
Phombeh6710/
Foumbai676/
Feumbie673/
Phombea671/
Fambieh671/
Fausmbe671/
Fahmbeh671/
Fatimbe671/
Foumbit671/
Voumbey671/
Fonberh671/
Phomber670/
Foynbee670/

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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 Fombe
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