Kabomba Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kabomba Surname Definition:

Kabomba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: slave. One who is engaged in endless work.

Kabomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Zambia1781:89,0457,373
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kabomba (25) may also be a first name.

Kabomba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabomba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: slave. One who is engaged in endless work.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabomba is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabomba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabomba reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kabomba is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The last name Kabomba is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 158,881. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

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