Korombo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Korombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Korombo (38) may also be a first name.

Korombo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korombo (Russian: Коромбо) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Korombo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Korombo live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 38 people.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent reside and Harare Province, where 47 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Korombo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korombo in the Russian language
Коромбоkorombo-

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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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  • 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 Korombo
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