Kombwe Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Kombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kombwe (34) may also be a first name.
Kombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kombwe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kombwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 841,044th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. Kombwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kombwe live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.
Kombwe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 92 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Kombwe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khombwe | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kombwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koumbweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kombwa | 83 | 645 | / |
| Kambwe | 83 | 566 | / |
| Kembwe | 83 | 73 | / |
| Kumbwe | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kombue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbwe | 77 | 158 | / |
| Kambwej | 77 | 103 | / |
| Kaambwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Koombwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kkambwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaembwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khembwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumbwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kombwoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumbwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahambwe | 71 | 3,718 | / |
| Kusimbwe | 71 | 473 | / |
| Kasimbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katimbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambwi | 67 | 1,584 | / |
| Kambwa | 67 | 721 | / |
| Kumbwa | 67 | 320 | / |
| Kambue | 67 | 204 | / |
| Kampwe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kembue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kombui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konbbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahambwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konvwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumbwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Combbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassembwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kombwe
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