Gomb Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gomb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gomb (97) may also be a first name.

Gomb Last Name Facts

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

Gomb (Russian: Гомб) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Gomb is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Gomb live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gomb is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Gomb is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Gomb is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 38 percent live, Western Highlands, where 30 percent live and Madang, where 28 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Gomb exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Gomb Last Name Statistics demography

Gomb earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.93% less than the national average, earning $19,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngomb895,933/
Goimb8981/
Gombs8953/
Gombd8916/
Goumb892/
Gombz892/
Gombp891/
Omb86277/
Goombs8037/
Ngoumb803/
Ngombh801/
Gumb75435/
Gamb75375/
Homb75278/
Gemb75111/
Gomp75101/
Oumb7565/
Ombs7516/
Gomf758/
Gomv755/
Oimb754/
Ommb752/
Ombd752/
Ohmb752/
Ombt751/
Otmb751/
Ombz751/
Gombová7321/
Gombowa734/
Gombova731/
Gumbs678,990/
Gompf67751/
Gambs67703/
Gambh67395/
Ngamb67339/
Hombs67166/
Gompe67150/
Houmb67111/
Ngumb6799/
Gomws678/
Gomwz677/
Ghamb675/
Ghumb674/
Gomph674/
Goonb672/
Gomfe672/
Ghomf672/
Gambp672/
Gompt672/
Gumbd672/
Gumbt671/
Oosmb671/
Ngomp671/
Ghemb671/
Gomff671/
Gomps671/
Gompp671/
Gunmb671/
Ghomw671/

Gomb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gomb in the Russian language
Гомбgomb-

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Footnotes

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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 Gomb
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