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
The last name Jombwe is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jombwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 978,274th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jombwe are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 168,273. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 25 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 21 percent are found and Luweero District, where 19 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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