Gekombe Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gekombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gekombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2761:167,31812,883
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gekombe (44) may also be a first name.

Gekombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gekombe has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekombe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 928,396th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Gekombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gekombe are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.

Gekombe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 167,318. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 50 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 49 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Gekombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gekombe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekombe922,564/
Gakombe86156/
Sekombe8637/
Yekombe867/
Gekomba864/
Ekombet863/
Gikombe861/
Jekombe861/
Ekoumbe861/
Djekombe8029/
Yekoumbe801/
Ekoumbet801/
Ngecombe801/
Ekomba7717,455/
Ikombe772,628/
Ekambe77402/
Ekombi77212/
Ekomby772/
Ekonbe771/
Djekoimbe751/
Sikombe719,202/
Secombe71351/
Jikombe71252/
Gekembi7182/
Gikomba7175/
Ekoumba7130/
Escombe7129/
Ekoumbi7125/
Yekambe717/
Gikumbe717/
Gokombi715/
Sekombi714/
Gakombi713/
Ekambea711/
Yikombe711/
Eakambe711/
Zikombe711/
Yekomba711/
Gikombi711/
Jskombe711/
Cikombe711/
Ekomboa711/
Edcombe710/
Giscombe67912/
Djekonbe67402/
Seacombe67197/
Ceccombe675/
Gikhomba674/
Sikhombe673/
Gidcombe672/
Seecombe671/
Yescombe671/
Sikoombe671/
Sikombee671/
Zekoumba671/
Sikombie671/
Siekambe671/
Djikombe671/
Jikonmbe671/
Iskomber670/

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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 Gekombe
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