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 or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lombwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 487,899th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name Lombwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lombwa are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname Lombwa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi Lombwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 26 percent live.
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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