Mahombe Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mahombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1321:120,0759,160
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mahombe (13) may also be a first name.

Mahombe Last Name Facts

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

Mahombe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mahombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahombe is the 883,255th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahombe live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 120,075. In Zambia Mahombe is most common in: Southern Province, where 52 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 47 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahoumbe931/
Maombe92707/
Mayombe862,816/
Mahombi86517/
Maoumbe86104/
Majombe8694/
Mohombe8621/
Maiombe861/
Mahomboi801/
Mahoumba801/
Maombi7731,590/
Maomba77380/
Moambe7720/
Mayombi71811/
Mayomba71394/
Majomba71345/
Mohombi7196/
Moyombe7158/
Mohomba7158/
Mojombe7140/
Mohambe7127/
Mouambe7110/
Moamber714/
Maoumba712/
Maaombi711/
Mayomby711/
Mohomve711/
Mmaombi711/
Meyombe711/
Majombi711/
Mohambie672/
Maiyambe671/
Mooamber671/
Mayombai671/
Majomboy671/

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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 Mahombe
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