Ipombo Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ipombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ipombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3571:148,29613,502
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Congo111:453,55410,703
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ipombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ipombo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ipombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ipombo is the 650,013th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ipombo are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ipombo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 148,296. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 75 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epombo831,610/
Ipomba834/
Ipambo834/
Iponbo831/
Epomboa771/
Epambo671,083/
Ipemba67834/
Ipumba67130/
Ipamba6793/
Epembo6785/
Epomba6745/
Epumbo671/
Uponbo671/
Epoumba622/
Epaembo621/
Yipamba621/
Jipemba621/
Epamba50351/
Upamba50202/
Upemba5086/
Epumba5049/
Epemba5031/

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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 Ipombo
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