Mahomba Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Mahomba (55) may also be a first name.

Mahomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahomba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻮﻣﺒﻪ, Hindi: महोंबा) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahomba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahomba is the 631,297th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahomba live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname Mahomba is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa Mahomba is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Mahomba exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside.

Mahomba Last Name Statistics demography

Mahomba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning R 155,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahoumba931/
Maomba92380/
Mahombo86397/
Mayomba86394/
Majomba86345/
Mahomva86106/
Mohomba8658/
Maoumba862/
Maehamba801/
Mahomboi801/
Mayombai801/
Maombo77428/
Moamba77134/
Mahoumbou75202/
Mahayamba751/
Mauhambad751/
Mayombo7117,577/
Mouamba711,534/
Majombo71315/
Mohombo71125/
Mohamba71106/
Moyomba7195/
Meyomba719/
Muiamba714/
Maaumba711/
Maoymbo711/
Mauombo711/
Mauamba711/
Mahhoumbou711/
Maiyamba6740/
Majjamba674/
Mayombou674/
Mmayombo671/
Muohamba671/
Majomboy671/

Mahomba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahomba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻮﻣﺒﻪmhwmbh-
Mahomba in the Hindi language
महोंबाmahomba-

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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 Mahomba
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