Makombe Surname

27,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8,6041:1,794104
Tanzania4,8441:10,9291,415
Malawi2,6661:6,421922
Zambia1,2161:13,0341,487
DR Congo9921:74,4758,688
Uganda8771:44,5155,561
South Africa2641:205,21921,868
England1101:506,52832,143
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Congo101:498,91011,250
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Makombe (369) may also be a first name.

Makombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makombe (Russian: Макомбе) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,203rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 368,859 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makombe live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 452,461st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 369 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 8,604 people, or 1 in 1,794. In Zimbabwe Makombe is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 26 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.

Makombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Makombe surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Makombe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning R 218,688 per year and in United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhombe93247/
Makoumbe933/
Makombee931/
Maekombe931/
Maikombe931/
Mahakombe88150/
Makoumbeu882/
MacKomber880/
Makumbe869,418/
Makembe862,793/
Makomba862,719/
Mokombe862,550/
Makambe86458/
Makombi86229/
Macombe8684/
Mekombe8610/
Maqombe861/
MacOmber804,812/
Makoumba80122/
Makoumbi8071/
Makhombi8067/
Makhomba8063/
Mokombea8027/
Makambeu8017/
MacOmbie8016/
MacCombe8015/
Makumbea807/
Makhambe803/
MacOmbee802/
Makambie802/
Maikambe802/
Makaumbe801/
MacOmbes801/
Maikomba801/
Makumber801/
Mekombeu801/
Matcombe801/
Mahcombe801/
Makhumbe801/
Mokoumbe801/
Makonmbi801/
MacOmbey800/
Mcambe7712/
MacCombie7577/
MacComber759/
Maycomber754/
Macoombie754/
Makkombay751/
MacCombee751/
Modkoumbe751/
MacKumber750/
Mascomber750/
Makumba7121,610/
Makumbi7119,753/
Makamba7114,421/
Macumbe719,896/
Mocombe713,346/
Makambi712,565/
Mokembe711,274/
Mokomba71616/
Makembi71412/
Mokombi71242/
Mokambe71184/
Mokumbe7163/
Mekembe7159/
Macomba7140/
MacCoumber7120/
Mekombi7119/
Mokonbe7112/
Makonbi716/
Macambe716/
Mekambe713/
Makunbe712/
Makumve711/
Mekonbe711/
Makamby711/
Maqambe711/
Makhasimbe711/
Moqambe711/
MacOmby710/
McCombie671,785/
Makhamba671,407/
MacUmber671,300/
Makhumba67571/
Makhambi67532/
Makambio67230/
Makambay6788/
Makuimba6768/
Macombis6730/
Mokombai6718/
Moukombi6715/
Maikamba6715/
Makuumbi677/
Makumbii674/
Maikumba673/
Mekambeu673/
Moukembe673/
Makhumbi673/
Macoumba672/
Makambai672/
MacOnber672/
Moukomba672/
Mockomba672/
Makkumbi671/
MacAmber671/
Mhakambi671/
Macambet671/
Maquembe671/
Maikembi671/
Makaamba671/
Muikambe671/
Moecombe671/
Mmakumbi671/
Mekombai671/
Mekembeu671/
Mokambie671/
Mokhambe671/
Mokhomba671/
Mokhombi671/
Mocumber670/

Makombe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makombe in the Russian language
Макомбеmakombe-

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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 Makombe
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