Mahombela Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahombela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahombela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahombela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahombela is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahombela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahombela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Mahombela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahombela are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mahombela is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,654,425. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maombela941/
Majombela8911/
Maoimbela891/
Maombele821/
Mahombile7812/
Mayombelo788/
Moambele711/
Mouambele6712/
Mouambala671/
Mouambelet632/
Majjambele631/
Moatembele631/
Moambile592/
Moambilé591/
Moambiole561/

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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 Mahombela
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