Kaombe Surname
Approximately 7,522 people bear this surname
Kaombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,287 | 1:3,993 | 547 |
| DR Congo | 2,169 | 1:34,062 | 4,243 |
| Zambia | 735 | 1:21,565 | 2,356 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 1:105,022 | 14,642 |
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Namibia | 48 | 1:50,196 | 6,143 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kaombe (99) may also be a first name.
Kaombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaombe is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaombe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaombe is the 66,276th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 968,831 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaombe reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kaombe is also the 951,070th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 99 people.
The surname Kaombe is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,287 people, or 1 in 3,993. Other than Malawi Kaombe is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahombe | 92 | 263 | / |
| Kayombe | 92 | 228 | / |
| Kajombe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kaoumbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khayombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahgombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaomba | 83 | 4,555 | / |
| Kaombi | 83 | 28 | / |
| Koambe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kayomba | 77 | 800 | / |
| Khaombi | 77 | 327 | / |
| Kajomba | 77 | 252 | / |
| Kahombi | 77 | 152 | / |
| Kouombe | 77 | 87 | / |
| Kayombi | 77 | 69 | / |
| Caiombe | 77 | 49 | / |
| Kouambe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Keyombe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cahombe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kajombi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cayombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koyombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khahombi | 71 | 158 | / |
| Kaiyambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kayiomba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kajjomba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouotmbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajjumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahgonbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohoumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouambes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyombie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koambi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Koamba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Caomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouambess | 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 Kaombe
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