Lombwa Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Lombwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zambia | 214 | 1:74,065 | 6,380 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
Lombwa (52) may also be a first name.
Lombwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lombwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lombwa is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lombwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 487,899th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname Lombwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lombwa live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lombwa is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lumbwa | 83 | 1,542 | / |
| Lembwa | 83 | 315 | / |
| Lompwa | 83 | 183 | / |
| Lombua | 83 | 94 | / |
| Lombwe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Lambwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Lombuah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Leumbwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lambway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lumbwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loumbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luumbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lambwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lutembwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lumbwe | 67 | 35,165 | / |
| Lambwe | 67 | 2,604 | / |
| Lambua | 67 | 96 | / |
| Lempwa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lembua | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lumbua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lonbua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lyasembwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lambba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lompua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lumpwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lanbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lompwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lombby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lombbo | 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 Lombwa
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