Ihombwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ihombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ihombwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ihombwe occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ihombwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihombwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ihombwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ihombwe live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 36 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 36 percent live and Kagera Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihombee868/
Ahombwe861/
Ihiombee806/
Yombwe774,918/
Ihembe77383/
Jombwe77264/
Ehombe77165/
Ihombo7747/
Ohombe7734/
Ihambe7728/
Ihomba7715/
Ahombe775/
Ihumbe775/
Ihimbe774/
Iumbwe772/
Ihombu771/
Ihymbe771/
Ahombiawe7568/
Ihyembe71317/
Jjombwe71194/
Ihyambe7195/
Ahoumbe7116/
Eyombwe7115/
Ehoumbe719/
Ihyumbe716/
Ihiambe714/
Yihembe714/
Ahombea714/
Ihyombu712/
Yhombie712/
Ihiembe711/
Oyombwe711/
Yhoambe711/
Ihembeh711/
Iheymbe711/
Ihambei711/
Ahembwe711/
Ahumbwe711/
Ahombwa711/
Ehombea711/
Yohombe711/
Ahambwe711/
Ahoombe711/
Ihyombo711/
Iohembe711/
Ihemb67427/
Ahoumabe6714/
Ahombiwa674/
Ihyembeh673/
Ihiamibe671/
Ohiomobe671/
Owahombe671/
Ahomb671/
Ihiomoba671/
Ihyambee671/
Yombw671/

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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 Ihombwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis