Karombwe Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Karombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karombwe (21) may also be a first name.
Karombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karombwe occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karombwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karombwe is the 1,447,279th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karombwe are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karombwe is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name internationally, held by 21 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Karombwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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 Karombwe
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