Magombela Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Magombela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 138 | 1:383,635 | 27,683 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Magombela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magombela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magombela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magombela? popularity and diffusion
Magombela is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Magombela is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magombela reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Magombela is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 383,635. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 95 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Magombela occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangombela | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mang'ombela | 90 | 84 | / |
| Magombola | 89 | 154 | / |
| Magombele | 89 | 21 | / |
| Magambela | 89 | 8 | / |
| Mangombele | 84 | 82 | / |
| Magamnbela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magoumbala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magumbila | 78 | 175 | / |
| Magumbele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magambila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magambala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangambila | 74 | 98 | / |
| Mangumbele | 74 | 29 | / |
| Mangambele | 74 | 27 | / |
| Mougombele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Moungombele | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mougombelet | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moungambela | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moughambela | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mang'ambila | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mogembelo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Mogambala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magambile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangambili | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mongombili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mongumbele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mougombili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mhangamwelo | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mongambili | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mongambile | 53 | 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 Magombela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis