Jombwe Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Jombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 232 | 1:168,273 | 14,348 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
Jombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jombwe occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jombwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 978,274th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname Jombwe is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jombwe reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 168,273. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 25 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 21 percent are found and Luweero District, where 19 percent are found. Not including Uganda Jombwe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jjombwe | 92 | 194 | / |
| Djombwe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Djombwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yombwe | 83 | 4,918 | / |
| Sombwe | 83 | 251 | / |
| Zombwe | 83 | 141 | / |
| Jambwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jombwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eyombwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ihombwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zhombwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Djombue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djambwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyombwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yombw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djomboue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sambwe | 67 | 7,478 | / |
| Sompwe | 67 | 4,999 | / |
| Jambwa | 67 | 1,404 | / |
| Zambwe | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Yambwe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yombue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yumbwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jambwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iumbwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yombwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jumbwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombue | 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 Jombwe
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