Gombwa Surname
Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname
Gombwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,176 | 1:14,557 | 2,276 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Gombwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gombwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gombwa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gombwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gombwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 296,768th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gombwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gombwa is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'ombwa | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ghombwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gumbwa | 83 | 1,049 | / |
| Gambwa | 83 | 506 | / |
| Gombwe | 83 | 276 | / |
| Gembwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gombwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngombua | 77 | 1,070 | / |
| Ngumbwa | 77 | 72 | / |
| Ghombua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gombuap | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gambwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ng'ombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngohmbwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gumbwe | 67 | 482 | / |
| Gambwe | 67 | 303 | / |
| Nghuumbwa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Gumbwi | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gambua | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gombue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ng'aumbwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gampwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gumbua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gambwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gombbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gumpwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gombbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gombwa
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