Lombe Surname

17,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lombe Surname Definition:

An archaic form of Lamb.

Lombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia15,7211:1,008142
DR Congo11,0691:6,674815
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
Cameroon4281:48,5266,346
Papua New Guinea2541:32,1013,721
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Congo731:68,3445,947
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
England531:1,051,28451,324
Uganda491:796,72037,939
India331:23,244,406321,547
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Belgium311:370,85940,209
France201:3,321,136213,627
Benin141:738,25740,906
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lombé (8) are calculated separately.

Lombe (2,951) may also be a first name.

Lombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An archaic form of Lamb.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lombe (Marathi: लांबे) is most common in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lombé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,328th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,843 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lombe are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,453rd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 2,951 people.

The last name Lombe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 15,721 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 36 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Angola, where 8 percent reside.

Lombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lombe last name expanded 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lombe last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lombe last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning R 305,076 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.93% less than the national average, earning $36,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lombé938/
Loembe912,071/
Hlombe911,154/
Loombe91604/
Lombeh91567/
Lyombe91490/
Lombet91417/
Liombe91278/
Lomber91251/
Loumbe91145/
Luombe91101/
Lombes9185/
Lombea9149/
Lombhe9133/
Lombez9126/
Lombei919/
Llombe916/
Lombie913/
Lombey912/
Lonmbe911/
Loëmbe911/
Losembe83238/
Lotembe8339/
Lomberh8329/
Llombet8328/
Loumbie8320/
Lombeap8313/
Loumbet836/
Loumber834/
Lombeah831/
Loombeh831/
Loumbeh831/
Lombeer831/
Loomber830/
Lombest830/
Lambe8023,933/
Lembe8017,490/
Lomba8012,941/
Lumbe806,116/
Lombi804,232/
Lombá8091/
Lomwe8078/
Lomue8034/
Lomby8027/
Lonbe805/
Lümbe801/
Lochembe771/
Lombahee771/
Lombahie771/
Lotembea771/
Lossembe771/
Lomboy739,209/
Lambie734,689/
Lembhe732,903/
Loomba731,908/
Liomba731,358/
Lamber731,260/
Lambey731,253/
Lambea73718/
Loumbi73692/
Loumba73564/
Lumbes73443/
Lomboi73342/
Lumber73281/
Lembei73278/
Liambe73254/
Lambes73251/
Lambet73200/
Lombai73162/
Lambhe73129/
Hlomba73122/
Lembeh73110/
Lombay73101/
Lambei7380/
Lambeh7370/
Lembey7363/
Liombi7362/
Lembee7359/
Lyomba7357/
Lambez7337/
Lambee7334/
Luomba7333/
Loimba7330/
Lombis7323/
Lonbeh7323/
Lembie7323/
Lumbeh7319/
Lämber7319/
Lombip7319/
Hlambe7314/
Lombio7314/
Lumbei7314/
Lyambe7313/
Hlombi7312/
Lomnue7310/
Lambeu7310/
Lomboa7310/
Lembej738/
Lombiy738/
Lammbe737/
Lambep737/
Lumbie736/
Laumbe735/
Lanmbe735/
Lambed735/
Liumbe735/
Leumbe735/
Lembea735/
Lombhi734/
Laambe734/
Lembeu734/
Loembé734/
Lomver734/
Lomwet734/
Lumbey733/
Lommba733/
Lombaa732/
Lombiz732/
Luumbe732/
Loumby732/
Lumbet732/
Llomba732/
Llembe732/
Lumbee731/
Lumbed731/
Lonbes731/
Lonbhe731/
Lombid731/
Lambge731/
Lonber731/
Loimue731/
Llumbe731/
Lombuy731/
Lombès731/
Loombi731/
Lomweh731/
Loumwe731/
Luimbe731/
Lyomwe731/
Lhembe731/
Laembe731/
Hlembe731/
Lomwei731/
Lombha731/
Lonbey730/
Liambee671,380/
Lusembe67208/
Lombaya67184/
Lyambee67147/
Llambes67143/
Liamber6799/
Lutembe6781/
Lombois6775/
Lombaia6754/
Lambehe6752/
Liambea6741/
Lambess6736/
Lambech6734/
Llumbet6728/
Lamberh6728/
Loumboy6727/
Loumboi6721/
Lambeas679/
Lambett677/
Latembe677/
Hlamber677/
Loomboi675/
Lliambe674/
Lambeid674/
Losimbi674/
Lamberr673/
Loumbai673/
Lonmbai673/
Lambeer672/
Lambest672/
Lambeit672/
L'Lembe672/
Loumbis671/
Lasembe671/
Lambetz671/
Laumber671/
Lacembe671/
Lounbei671/
Llambee671/
Lutimbe671/
Lumbeth671/
Hloumba671/
Lambeuh671/
Liambei671/
Liambey671/
Leembee671/
Loumbay671/

Lombe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lombe in the Marathi language
लांबेlambe33.33
लोबोlobo33.33
लोबेlobe33.33

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