Kiyombwe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kiyombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Kiyombwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiyombwe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiyombwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyombwe? popularity and diffusion

Kiyombwe is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Kiyombwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiyombwe reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent live and Iringa Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayombwe8842/
Kiyambwe882/
Kiyombwa881/
Chiyombwe82558/
Kayoombwe821/
Kaimbwe8036/
Kyembwe8021/
Kiembwe8011/
Kayombw801/
Kayambwe75318/
Kihembwe7555/
Kayumbwe7518/
Kayimbwe754/
Kayembwe752/
Koumbweu751/
Kayombwa751/
Kajimbwe751/
Chiyonbwe711/
Kaumbwe67158/
Kaimbwa6750/
Kayimbw674/
Kaembwe672/
Kuembwe671/
Kiimbwa671/
Kiembwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiyombwe
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