Kachombo Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kachombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1261:122,52616,470
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kachombo Last Name Facts

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

Kachombo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kachombo is the 1,527,735th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kachombo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kachombo is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe Kachombo is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 34 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katchombo941/
Kacombo9352/
Kachomba88334/
Kachembo88265/
Cachombo8879/
Kachambo8829/
Kacoumbo8819/
Kakhombo884/
Kachumbo883/
Kochombo881/
Kazombo801,725/
Kacomba8019/
Kocombo805/
Cacombo801/
Katchoumba781/
Kachamba752,477/
Kachemba75631/
Cachumbo75226/
Kachumba7557/
Cachomba759/
Kacoumba759/
Kadzombo758/
Kocoumbo754/
Katsombo752/
Katshomba7121/
Catchumbo719/
Katchumba711/
Katchamba711/
Kochamboo711/
Kotchomba711/
Kazomba67755/
Cacomba6757/
Kazambo6750/
Cazombo6726/
Kotchombas673/
Kotchambou672/
Kajumbo672/
Kozombo671/
Kocomba671/
Kacamba671/
Cocombo671/
Cacambo671/

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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 Kachombo
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