Gombak Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gombak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gombak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Gömbak (21) are calculated separately.

Gombak (44) may also be a first name.

Gombak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gombak has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gömbak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gombak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gombak is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Gombak live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gombak is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia Gombak is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 63 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 32 percent live and Kelantan, where 5 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gömbak9421/
Gomback922/
Gombake921/
Ombak91112/
Ngomback864/
Gombac83188/
Gumbak8375/
Gambak8318/
Gombok838/
Gembak831/
Hombak831/
Ombake831/
Gaumbak7719/
Ngambak7718/
Gembakh7712/
Gambaik7712/
Gemback7710/
Gombock779/
Houmbak774/
Homback774/
Ngombok772/
Ngombac771/
Ngombag771/
Gambakk771/
Gumbake771/
Hombake771/
Ghambak771/
Gamback770/
Ombok731,525/
Ombac73616/
Ambak73492/
Ombag7331/
Onbak731/
Ngombock7111/
Hoimback711/
Ngoumbac711/
Gomboick710/
Gomboc671,879/
Omboke67228/
Hombac67178/
Ambake67125/
Amback6786/
Ombock6760/
Gunbak6742/
Gumbok6741/
Hambak6735/
Ambakk6710/
Ambakh6710/
Gembok679/
Gumbac676/
Ambaks675/
Gambag675/
Günbak673/
Ambaik672/
Gambok672/
Gomboq672/
Ganbak671/
Onback671/
Ambeak671/
Ambhak671/
Gambac671/
Ombahg671/
Ombokk671/
Ngonmbock671/
Gombóc671/
Hombok670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gombak
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