Komb Surname

152,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Komb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1111:363,36619,687
Papua New Guinea5261:15,5011,509
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Komb (581) may also be a first name.

Komb Last Name Facts

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

Komb (Marathi: कोम, Russian: Комб) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Komb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,565th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,526,888 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Komb are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Komb is also the 347,331st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 581 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 2,111 people, or 1 in 363,366. In India Komb is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent reside, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 8 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Komb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Komb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Komb last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koimb89531/
Koumb8937/
Kombz8928/
Kombp891/
Kombh891/
Kombd891/
Kamb754,830/
Komp751,857/
Kumb75961/
Comb75793/
Kemb75355/
Konb755/
Kombova7355/
Kombowa7319/
Khotimb731/
Combs6769,508/
Kaumb671,353/
Kompe67791/
Kumbh67226/
Kompf67220/
Kuimb67123/
Khamb6781/
Kambs6758/
Coomb6746/
Kompp6732/
Koimp6723/
Komph6715/
Kambh679/
Khumb678/
Koump675/
Koemp675/
Kaamb675/
Komps672/
Kumbz671/
Coimb671/
Coumb671/
Combz671/
Kompt671/
Koumbowa671/
Khomp671/
Combt671/
Kounb671/
Koumbová671/
Kammb670/

Komb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Komb in the Marathi language
कोमkoma74.42
कोबkoba23.26
कोेंबkoemba2.33
Komb in the Russian language
Комбkomb-

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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 Komb
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