Fombele Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Fombele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Fombele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fombele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fombele occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fombele? popularity and diffusion
Fombele is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fombele live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Fombele is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 136,639. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 86 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foumbele | 93 | 4 | / |
| Fombeale | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fumbele | 86 | 2,095 | / |
| Fembele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foumbela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fambelje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vambele | 71 | 57 | / |
| Fombali | 71 | 20 | / |
| Fambely | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fumbela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fanbele | 71 | 9 | / |
| Famuele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fambela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vombale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fembeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonbela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vumbele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fombili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fomboli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fomveal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fomvell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fonvele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phembele | 67 | 48 | / |
| Foinbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumbelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famboleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomveill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fomville | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Fombele
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