Kombe Surname
Approximately 72,895 people bear this surname
Kombe Surname Definition:
Kombe is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a fishermen who uses a fishing net.
Kombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 23,984 | 1:3,080 | 343 |
| Zambia | 16,774 | 1:945 | 129 |
| Kenya | 13,836 | 1:3,338 | 515 |
| Tanzania | 12,915 | 1:4,099 | 568 |
| India | 1,115 | 1:687,951 | 32,093 |
| Cameroon | 952 | 1:21,816 | 2,982 |
| Gabon | 606 | 1:3,117 | 542 |
| Papua New Guinea | 574 | 1:14,205 | 1,360 |
| Congo | 450 | 1:11,087 | 1,478 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 263 | 1:58,701 | 8,896 |
| Indonesia | 186 | 1:711,017 | 55,051 |
| Uganda | 167 | 1:233,768 | 17,802 |
| Ivory Coast | 153 | 1:150,792 | 7,039 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Benin | 95 | 1:108,796 | 12,203 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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.
Kombe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: latrine fly.
Kombe is a surname of the Ushi tribe, meaning: latrine fly.
Kombe Demographics
Average Kombe Salary in
United States
$51,645 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kömbe or Kombé. For other potential spellings of Kombe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kombe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,799th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 99,973 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kombe are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kombe is also the 76,973rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,083 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 23,984 people, or 1 in 3,080. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.
Kombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kombe surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kombe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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
Kombe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kombe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺐ | kmb | 83.33 |
| ﻛﻤﺒﻪ | kmbh | 16.67 |
| Kombe in the Marathi language | ||
| कोम् | kom | 66.67 |
| कोब | koba | 33.33 |
| Kombe in the Russian language | ||
| Комбе | kombe | - |
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