Jombo Surname

62,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jombo Surname Definition:

Jombo is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: (Gum) boot.

Jombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,2081:34,0142,791
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Zimbabwe9751:15,8342,269
Kenya2931:157,61112,437
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Liberia591:74,7216,295
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
South Sudan251:456,603797
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Jombo (1,054) may also be a first name.

Jombo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jombo is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: (Gum) boot.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Jombo Last Name Facts

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

Jombo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jombo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,169th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 902,147 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jombo are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jombo is also the 246,601st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,054 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,208 people, or 1 in 34,014. In Nigeria Jombo is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.

Jombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Jombo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.31% less than the national average, earning R 101,448 per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djombo911,910/
Jomboy91231/
Ojombo9180/
Jomboh9126/
Juombo9113/
Ajombo915/
Jomboo913/
Ijombo913/
Joumbo913/
Jombot911/
Tjombo911/
Joembo911/
Jombos911/
Djombou8375/
Joumbou8313/
Johnmbo834/
Josimbo832/
Djoumbo832/
Joumboo831/
Joymboo831/
Tjomboo831/
Jumbo8031,584/
Jambo8025,621/
Sombo8022,197/
Yombo8017,630/
Zombo8010,092/
Combo803,533/
Hombo801,436/
Jomba80677/
Jonbo8061/
Eombo8023/
Iombo806/
Djoumbou77136/
Djombout7710/
Djomboth771/
Chombo7310,470/
Djambo731,199/
Ayombo731,119/
Comboy73997/
Jambou73989/
Oyombo73985/
Khombo73579/
Jamboy73462/
Homboy73250/
Houmbo73231/
Zombou73181/
Djomba73166/
Jamboh73150/
Hiombo73150/
Ijambo73135/
Ehombo73132/
Eyombo73130/
Jumbou73105/
Hyombo73104/
Somboi73101/
Johnbo7388/
Ojumbo7372/
Giombo7353/
Ihombo7347/
Zoumbo7344/
Jamboo7338/
Jambot7335/
Jambos7328/
Yoombo7328/
Ojonbo7323/
Zombos7322/
Yombou7321/
Somboh7317/
Somboy7317/
Somboo7316/
Youmbo7314/
Sombuo7312/
Jambod7311/
Yombot739/
Yombos739/
Jamboa738/
Combho738/
Jumboo737/
Yomboh737/
Jumbot737/
Iomboh736/
Hombot736/
Homboš736/
Oyumbo736/
Jamboj735/
Zombot735/
Jumboh735/
Ojomba735/
Joumba735/
Jonboh735/
Jamboi734/
Juimbo734/
Jiumbo734/
Homboa734/
Jounbo733/
Soimbo733/
Jambho732/
Zomboi732/
Sombho732/
Ujumbo732/
Yomboi732/
Ziombo732/
Zoombo732/
Ajomba732/
Ejumbo732/
Comboi732/
Djonbo732/
Jyambo732/
Jumboy732/
Jombaa732/
Jombas732/
Hombos732/
Soymbo732/
Jombha731/
Comboj731/
Jambuo731/
Coombo731/
Ijumbo731/
Jaambo731/
Hombou731/
Jonboi731/
Jonboy731/
Jumboa731/
Zomboh731/
Zonmbo731/
Eombot731/
Ejomba731/
Jiomba731/
Jumboi731/
Tjambo731/
Sommbo731/
Zjambo731/
Djombouth711/
Ojiambo6721,438/
Ajiambo6714,484/
Djoumba673,156/
Djambou67808/
Jambois67560/
Zoumbou67193/
Jamboos67106/
Chomboh6764/
Ajjambo6753/
Chombou6738/
Choombo6733/
Houmbou6733/
Youmbou6729/
Jhamboy6725/
Jiamboi6724/
Ojjambo6722/
Hombosh6722/
Jhombad6720/
Ijamboh6719/
Zoumbos6714/
Houmboh6712/
Dzhombo6711/
Youombo6710/
Chombot6710/
Hombood679/
Zoumboi678/
Djambos678/
Johnbou677/
Homboch676/
Johnboi676/
Jombach675/
Homboot675/
Jamboth674/
Ajiomba674/
Jambooz674/
Jonhboo673/
Johnboy672/
Ijamnbo672/
Zoymbos672/
Zoumboh672/
Khomboo672/
Ayombou672/
Jambhod671/
Jambhoj671/
Combohy671/
Hihombo671/
Jeumbou671/
Yombois671/
Yosimbo671/
Yohumbo671/
Yoambuo671/
Zoumbot671/
Zoumboy671/
Zombuoh671/
Yhomboh671/
Soomboo671/
Soumboi671/
Eoumbou671/
Ajyambo671/
Djamboh671/
Djamboi671/
Choimbo671/
Chomboi671/
Johnmba671/
Sombooy671/
Yomboot671/
Zosimbo671/
Chomboo671/
Jomwoot671/
Jombeau670/

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