Luhambo Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luhambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Luhambo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Luhambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luhambo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luhambo is the 1,471,719th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Luhambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luhambo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania Luhambo is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luhamba863,142/
Luhombo861,181/
Lihambo8627/
Luhambas801/
Louambou801/
Louamba714,952/
Luyombo71681/
Lihombo71225/
Lihamba71191/
Luhomba7134/
Louhomba671/
Lihomba57173/
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
  • 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 Luhambo
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