Makombwa Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Makombwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makombwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makombwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makombwa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makombwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makombwa is the 908,336th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makombwa reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Excluding Malawi Makombwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Makombwa
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