Lombe Surname
Approximately 31,985 people bear this surname
Lombe Surname Definition:
An archaic form of Lamb.
Lombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 15,721 | 1:1,008 | 142 |
| DR Congo | 11,069 | 1:6,674 | 815 |
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Cameroon | 428 | 1:48,526 | 6,346 |
| Papua New Guinea | 254 | 1:32,101 | 3,721 |
| Indonesia | 185 | 1:714,861 | 55,312 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Congo | 73 | 1:68,344 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Lombe Demographics
Lombe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lombe (Marathi: लांबे) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Lombé. Click here for further potential spellings of Lombe.
How Common Is The Last Name Lombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,328th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,843 people. This last name occurs mostly 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. Lombe is also the 133,453rd most widely held given name internationally, held by 2,951 people.
The surname Lombe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 15,721 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 36 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Angola, where 8 percent live.
Lombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lombe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lombe last name grew 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lombe last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lombe last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% 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
Lombe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lombe in the Marathi language | ||
| लांबे | lambe | 33.33 |
| लोबो | lobo | 33.33 |
| लोबे | lobe | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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