Makombese Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makombese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makombese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Makombese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makombese is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makombese click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makombese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makombese is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makombese reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 109,491. In Zimbabwe Makombese is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 72 percent live, Midlands Province, where 11 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makombesi891/
Makombeshi8422/
Makombesha841/
MacOmbes821/
Makombeza781/
Makumbeze781/
Makumbeshi741/
Macombis7130/
Makonves711/
Makomwezi671/
Mokombisa671/
Makambissa631/
Mokombozi562/
Makamwisi561/

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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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  • 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 Makombese
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