Kibombwe Surname

213,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kibombwe Surname Definition:

Kibombwe is a surname of the Bemba / Ushi tribe, meaning: big frog.

Kibombwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3341:55,3826,641
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Zambia711:223,23814,032
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kibombwe (68) may also be a first name.

Kibombwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kibombwe is a surname of the Bemba / Ushi tribe, meaning: big frog.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kibombwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibombwe is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibombwe? popularity and diffusion

Kibombwe is the 213,723rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,783,773 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibombwe are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,334 people, or 1 in 55,382. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibumbwe8868/
Kibambwe8821/
Kibombwa8821/
Kibonbwe884/
Chibombwe82343/
Kuebombwe821/
Kibambwa7555/
Kibumbwa7534/
Cibambwe751/
Chibumbwe714/
Kubombuhi591/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kibombwe
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