Makombora Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makombora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makombora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makombora Last Name Facts

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

Makombora has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makombora? popularity and diffusion

Makombora is the 2,352,516th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Makombora occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makombora live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Makombora is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe Makombora is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 57 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makombera89473/
Makombore89315/
Makambora892/
Makombori891/
Makomberaa841/
Makumbura786/
Makambura782/
Makombero781/
Makambara781/
MacOmbera781/
Makhambera74883/
Mahkumbura744/
Mahakumbura70585/
Makambure6729/
Makambari6726/
Makambare6715/
Makumburi671/
Makumbure671/

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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 Makombora
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