Kombe Surname

7,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kombe Surname Definition:

Kombe is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a fishermen who uses a fishing net.

Kombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo23,9841:3,080343
Zambia16,7741:945129
Kenya13,8361:3,338515
Tanzania12,9151:4,099568
India1,1151:687,95132,093
Cameroon9521:21,8162,982
Gabon6061:3,117542
Papua New Guinea5741:14,2051,360
Congo4501:11,0871,478
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe2631:58,7018,896
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
Ivory Coast1531:150,7927,039
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Benin951:108,79612,203
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England311:1,797,35772,927
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Kömbe (516) & Kombé (3) are calculated separately.

Kombe (7,083) may also be a first name.

Kombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kombe is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a fishermen who uses a fishing net.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kombe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: latrine fly.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kombe is a surname of the Ushi tribe, meaning: latrine fly.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kombe Last Name Facts

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

Kombe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺐ, Marathi: कोम्, Russian: Комбе) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kömbe or Kombé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,799th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 99,973 people. The surname Kombe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kombe live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 76,973rd most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 7,083 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 23,984 people, or 1 in 3,080. Barring The DR Congo Kombe occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.

Kombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kombe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Kombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.01% less than the national average, earning R 137,808 per year; in United States they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $51,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $60,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kömbe93516/
Kombé933/
Khombe913,872/
Koumbe91217/
Kombea91209/
Kombie91209/
Kombey9164/
Kombei9150/
Kombee9135/
Kombeh9119/
Koimbe9115/
Kotmbe9111/
Kombhe9111/
Kkombe917/
Koombe914/
Kombeu914/
Koembe911/
Kombeiz8314/
Koumbey837/
Kombech833/
Koombes832/
Khombet832/
Koumbeu832/
Komberh832/
Kosembe831/
Kombieh831/
Koumber831/
Khombeh831/
Kombetd831/
Kombetz831/
Koumbet831/
Komba80224,674/
Combe8014,924/
Kembe807,749/
Kambe805,975/
Kombi803,314/
Kumbe801,873/
Konbe8054/
Qombe8031/
Komby8012/
Kombeitz7714/
Kombeets779/
Kossembe773/
Kombeich771/
Koumba7346,820/
Combes7315,768/
Khambe737,777/
Coombe736,761/
Khomba734,206/
Comber733,397/
Kambeu733,028/
Kambey732,766/
Combet732,690/
Kaembe731,906/
Combey731,783/
Combee73931/
Kombih73609/
Koumbi73603/
Coumbe73600/
Kambei73353/
Kumbhe73341/
Combei73293/
Kumbey73285/
Kambie73203/
Komboi73200/
Khombi73197/
Combie73146/
Kaumbe73142/
Koimba73128/
Kembeu73124/
Komboy73116/
Kambea73108/
Kombai7399/
Kumbie7399/
Khumbe7394/
Kuomba7383/
Khembe7369/
Kumbea7355/
Kombio7344/
Kaambe7338/
Kombay7336/
Konber7334/
Kombuy7330/
Kembie7327/
Kembei7323/
Kambeh7315/
Keumbe7314/
Kembeh7313/
Kumbeh7313/
Kombyi7313/
Kambej7312/
Kembey7312/
Komboj7310/
Kambhe739/
Koumby739/
Koomba739/
Kembhe738/
Kombha738/
Kombii735/
Combez735/
Kounbe735/
Kammbe734/
Konbee734/
Kembee734/
Kumbee734/
Kambee733/
Komboa733/
Kumbei733/
Combed733/
Kotnbe732/
Kahmbe732/
Kumbed732/
Kombui732/
Koimbi732/
Kembea731/
Kambje731/
Khomby731/
Kasmbe731/
Kuimbe731/
Combea731/
Combeh731/
Konbie731/
Keembe731/
Kanmbe731/
Kambeş731/
Kkambe731/
Koombi731/
Konmba731/
Koinbe731/
Kuombi731/
Koymba731/
Commbe731/
Hkonbe731/
Kohmba731/
Kombehova716/
Koujmbeth711/
Coombes6716,972/
Coomber6714,055/
Combest671,361/
Kahumbe67518/
Kombich67226/
Kotimbi6796/
Combess6787/
Koumbio6774/
Coumbes6758/
Combeer6757/
Khambey6735/
Hkambey6733/
Coumber6721/
Khambhe6718/
Khoumba6716/
Coombey6715/
Koimbai6713/
Coombie6712/
Kombaha6711/
Khumbie679/
Kembeuh677/
Kunmber675/
Koombaa674/
Kamboej674/
Khammbe674/
Kombuha674/
Kahambe674/
Khümbee674/
Kotembi674/
Khaembe674/
Kombaya673/
Kusembe673/
Koumbai673/
Kosenbe673/
Kumbeiz673/
Kumbiea673/
Konberh673/
Khambee673/
Kumbhey672/
Kambeas672/
Khanmbe672/
Commber672/
Keumbeu672/
Coombee672/
Kacembe671/
Khambei671/
Kamberr671/
Kambhej671/
Koombis671/
Koonber671/
Komnboi671/
Kombhiy671/
Kusimbe671/
Kumbhje671/
Kummber671/
Cuomber671/
Coymbes671/
Combees671/
Coombea671/
Coombei671/
Kaambee671/
Khumbee671/
Khembee671/
Kahmbeh671/
Koembai671/
Koumbay671/
Koumbid671/
Koumboi671/
Koumboy671/
Koumveh671/
Kounbey671/
D'Kombeitz671/
Coombed671/
Kambech671/
Khombai671/

Kombe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kombe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺐkmb83.33
ﻛﻤﺒﻪkmbh16.67
Kombe in the Marathi language
कोम्kom66.67
कोबkoba33.33
Kombe in the Russian language
Комбеkombe-

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