Gombo Surname

18,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Gombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,8431:12,1971,547
Mongolia5,5881:50676
Angola5,3241:5,069714
Chad3,2741:4,152675
Tanzania1,6771:31,5693,728
DR Congo1,0121:73,0048,523
Nigeria9931:178,39110,980
Zimbabwe3241:47,6497,309
Niger2291:83,8083,597
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Papua New Guinea1531:53,2926,745
Israel1221:70,1458,665
Nepal1091:261,2933,331
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Congo781:63,9635,656
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Burkina Faso211:873,9109,338
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Gombó (14) & Gombô (1) are calculated separately.

Gombo (6,522) may also be a first name.

Gombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gombo (Hindi: गोम्बो, Russian: Гомбо, Tibetan: སྒོམ་བུ།) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gombó or Gombô. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,269th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 241,365 people. The surname Gombo is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Gombo reside; 36 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 36 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 81,231st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 6,522 people.

The surname Gombo is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10,843 people, or 1 in 12,197. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 97 percent reside, West Papua, where 2 percent reside and West Java, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Mongolia, where 19 percent reside and Angola, where 18 percent reside.

Gombo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gombo surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gombo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.09% less than the national average, earning R 73,452 per year and in United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombó9314/
Gombô931/
Ngombo9133,234/
Gombos917,908/
Gomboh91293/
Goumbo91247/
Gomboo91172/
Gomboș91138/
Gomboş9198/
Gombot9144/
Gombou9140/
Gomboa9136/
Gomboz9128/
Goimbo9128/
Gombgo9120/
Gombod9120/
Gomboy917/
Gonmbo917/
Gomnbo914/
Goombo912/
Gomboi912/
Ghombo912/
Ggombo911/
Gommbo911/
Goembo911/
Ombo892,358/
Ng'ombo833,511/
Gombotz83267/
Ngoombo83260/
Ngombou8395/
Goumbou8339/
Gombosh8333/
Ngoumbo8321/
Gombosz8319/
Gombots8318/
Ngomboi8315/
Ghombou832/
Ngoimbo832/
N'Gombo832/
Gotimbo831/
Ngomboy831/
Ghomboh831/
Gomboth831/
Gambo80240,145/
Gumbo8053,379/
Gomba8013,971/
Omboy803,363/
Hombo801,436/
Omboi80540/
Gembo80485/
Ombos80368/
Gonbo80267/
Ombou80259/
Ombod80118/
Ombot8064/
Gomvo8060/
Omboh8057/
Oimbo8055/
Oumbo8054/
Omboo8039/
Omboa8017/
Uombo808/
Ombuo806/
Ommbo804/
Oombo802/
Gomuo801/
Omboz801/
Ngoumbou7735/
Gombosch7719/
Gombotsh7715/
N'Goumbo775/
Nghomboi771/
Ghoumbou771/
Gamboa73273,361/
Ngomba7324,674/
Ngambo739,844/
Ngomuo732,996/
Gambou732,879/
Goumba731,896/
Gombás731,822/
Osimbo731,667/
Goimba73832/
Gombau73718/
Gamboy73714/
Gombač73471/
Gombas73428/
Ngumbo73395/
Osembo73376/
Gambot73277/
Homboy73250/
Gonboo73244/
Houmbo73231/
Otembo73183/
Gumboh73165/
Gamboz73122/
Gamboš73106/
Gambos7366/
Gombat7355/
Otimbo7355/
Gombeu7339/
Gamboi7335/
Giembo7323/
Gambod7321/
Gumbod7319/
Gombaš7319/
Oumbou7318/
Gumbot7316/
Gombáš7315/
Gumboi7314/
Goomba7314/
Gammbo7314/
Gumboy7313/
Ganmbo7311/
Gumboa7310/
Gomnba739/
Hgambo739/
Gombah738/
Gamboo738/
Gaambo738/
Gamboh738/
Ngonbo736/
Ggambo736/
Hombot736/
Homboš736/
Gambho735/
Gonboa734/
Gonbou734/
Homboa734/
Goïmba734/
Gemboh733/
Gembou733/
Gumbos733/
Hgomuo732/
Gambuo732/
Gamnbo732/
Ghumbo732/
Ghambo732/
Hombos732/
Ngomvo732/
Gaumbo731/
Gemboy731/
Gahmbo731/
Gumboo731/
Gâmboa731/
Goinbo731/
Hombou731/
Ombuoe731/
Gounbo731/
Goymba731/
Gombaz731/
Gombać731/
Gomvoo731/
Gâmbou731/
Gambop731/
Gamboś731/
Oimboh731/
Ghomba731/
Omboch731/
Ombohe731/
Gatmbo731/
Omboud731/
Gombaľová712/
Omba6746,931/
Ambo6714,879/
Ngambou678,774/
Ngoumba672,197/
Ng'omba671,433/
Gombaud67544/
Onbo67205/
Gatembo67185/
Gombash67156/
Gombócz67139/
Osiembo67112/
Gombach67100/
Ng'ambo6799/
Ochimbo6774/
Gombatz6741/
Houmbou6733/
Gombaut6730/
Ngoimba6728/
Gambotz6725/
Ossimbo6724/
Ochembo6723/
Hombosh6722/
Ngamboo6721/
Gambhoo6717/
Omvo6716/
Gambosh6715/
Ghambou6712/
Houmboh6712/
Ngumbou6710/
Hombood679/
Nggomba678/
Nkgomba678/
Gombats677/
Nggambo676/
Homboch676/
Homboot675/
Ngo'mba674/
Ghembou674/
Ngounbo674/
Gomuhoi674/
Ngamboi673/
Gambouz673/
Gamboha673/
N'Gomba673/
Gamhboa672/
Gasimbo672/
Goimbap672/
Ottimbo672/
Ngambuo672/
Ngoomba672/
Gambois672/
Gamboth672/
Ghoumba671/
Nga'mbo671/
Ng'umbo671/
Goumbah671/
Oisembo671/
Ngonboh671/
Ngonbou671/
Nngomba671/
Ganmboa671/
Gounbou671/
Gonmbaï671/
Gombeuh671/
Gocemba671/
Goimbah671/
Gaamboa671/
Gammbou671/
Gamnbou671/
Gambocz671/
Gambosz671/
Gombatt671/
Gatimbo671/
Osimboh671/
Osismbo671/
Gusembo671/
Gamboud671/

Gombo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gombo in the Tibetan language
སྒོམ་བུ།gombu-
Gombo in the Hindi language
गोम्बोgombo50
गोंबोgombo50
Gombo in the Russian language
Гомбоgombo-

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