Luhambe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luhambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Luhambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luhambe has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Luhambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhambe reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Luhambe is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Luhambe is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 69 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 8 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Luhambe is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louambe8619/
Lihambe864/
Luhambi861/
Luhombe861/
Lhieambe801/
Louamba714,952/
Luyombe711/
Louambi711/
Luhombi711/
Lihambi711/
Lueambui671/
Louhomba671/
Lihombi5762/
Luyombi5752/
Luyomba5746/
Lujomba571/

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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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  • 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 Luhambe
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