Makhombe Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makhombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Makhombe Last Name Facts

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

Makhombe is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makhombe is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makhombe reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Botswana, where 22 percent are found.

Makhombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Makhombe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning R 231,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makombe9319,757/
Makhombi8867/
Makhomba8863/
Machombe8820/
Makhambe883/
Makoumbe883/
Makombee881/
Maekombe881/
Maikombe881/
Mahcombe881/
Makhumbe881/
Mahakombe82150/
Matchombe82131/
Makoumbeu822/
MacKomber820/
Makumbe809,418/
Makembe802,793/
Makomba802,719/
Mokombe802,550/
Makambe80458/
Makombi80229/
Majombe8094/
Macombe8084/
Mekombe8010/
Maqombe801/
Makhasimbe781/
MacOmber754,812/
Makhamba751,407/
Makhumba75571/
Makhambi75532/
Makoumba75122/
Machomba7584/
Makoumbi7571/
Machambe7537/
Mokombea7527/
Makambeu7517/
MacOmbie7516/
MacCombe7515/
Makumbea757/
Makhumbi753/
MacOmbee752/
Makambie752/
Maikambe752/
Makaumbe751/
MacOmbes751/
Maikomba751/
Makumber751/
Mekombeu751/
Matcombe751/
Mokhambe751/
Mokhomba751/
Mokhombi751/
Mokoumbe751/
Makonmbi751/
MacOmbey750/
MacCombie7177/
Mak'hamba7115/
Mcambe7112/
MacComber719/
Maycomber714/
Macoombie714/
Makh'amba713/
Makkombay711/
MacCombee711/
MacHamber711/
Maakhamba711/
Makh'ambi711/
Modkoumbe711/
Matchambe711/
Makhambha711/
MacKumber710/
Mascomber710/
Makumba6721,610/
Makumbi6719,753/
Makamba6714,421/
Macumbe679,896/
Mocombe673,346/
Makambi672,565/
Mokembe671,274/
Mokomba67616/
Majambe67602/
Makembi67412/
Mchomba67362/
Mchembe67295/
Mokombi67242/
Mokambe67184/
Mokumbe6763/
Mekembe6759/
Mokhasimbe6754/
Macomba6740/
Mojombe6740/
Mchumbe6727/
MacCoumber6720/
Mekombi6719/
Mokonbe6712/
Makonbi676/
Macambe676/
Mokhasembe674/
Mekambe673/
Makunbe672/
Makhambaya672/
Mauchamber671/
Majombi671/
Makumve671/
Mekonbe671/
Makamby671/
Maqambe671/
Moqambe671/
Matchoumbi671/
MacOmby670/

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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 Makhombe
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