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 surname Kaombe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaombe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaombe? popularity and diffusion
Kaombe is the 66,276th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 968,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaombe live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kaombe is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 99 people.
Kaombe is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 4,287 people, or 1 in 3,993. Barring Malawi it 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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