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

The last name Makhombe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhombe? popularity and diffusion

Makhombe is the 1,022,958th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. It 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.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa Makhombe is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and Botswana, where 22 percent reside.

Makhombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Makhombe surname is principally 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
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  • 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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