Malombe Surname

104,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,5281:18,2672,156
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Congo181:277,1728,776
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England91:6,190,895170,599
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Malombe (1,229) may also be a first name.

Malombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malombe is found most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malombe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,933rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,631,418 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malombe are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malombe is also the 225,676th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 1,229 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,528 people, or 1 in 18,267. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 82 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Mombasa County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Malombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Malombe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.66% less than the national average, earning R 76,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlombe9316,848/
Mahlombe931,178/
Maloumbe9330/
Maliombe9310/
Malyombe9310/
Malhombe935/
Maelombe932/
Mmalombe931/
Mallombe931/
Malombet931/
Matlhombe883/
Malloumbe882/
Mathlombe881/
Malembe8611,830/
Malumbe863,532/
Malambe863,430/
Malomba862,094/
Molombe86953/
Malombi8655/
Malomwe8610/
Malonbe862/
Melombe861/
Malembea80657/
Maloumbi80445/
Mgalambe80258/
Mallambe80113/
Mahlambe80110/
Mallumbe8073/
Maloumby8026/
Malambet8021/
Maloumba8013/
Mahlomba8010/
Malambee807/
Moulombe806/
Malomboi804/
Mallembe803/
Mahlembe802/
Mailambe802/
Mohlombe802/
Mailembe801/
Malasmbe801/
Malombay801/
Muilombe801/
Malambea801/
Mahlombi801/
Mahlumbe801/
Malamber800/
Mahalambe7518/
Maloumbai752/
Maalambee751/
Mallambee751/
Mahalembe751/
Moutlombe751/
Malamba7117,932/
Malumba7112,886/
Melembe7112,552/
Malumbi711,213/
Malembi711,112/
Molumbe711,021/
Malambi71994/
Molembe71803/
Molombi71258/
Molomba71205/
Melombi71104/
Molomby7116/
Molambe7111/
Malonba714/
Malanbe712/
Malunbe711/
Mahalombay711/
Malamby711/
Malonby711/
Malonwe711/
Malumby710/
Mahlambi673,155/
Moulomba67677/
Mhelembe67514/
Malyamba67266/
Moulombi67213/
Mailamwe67109/
Mailamba6796/
Malumbay6776/
Malanbee6726/
Mohlambe6724/
Maulambi679/
Malambhi677/
Maulumba676/
Maliamba676/
Moloumba676/
Malambai675/
Molombai674/
Molembea674/
Malamboa673/
Moulembe673/
Malamboy672/
Malambit672/
Melambie672/
Malambii671/
Maulamba671/
Maalambi671/
Malumbhi671/
Malunbee671/
Maleembi671/
Molambee671/
Mallumba671/
Maalamba671/
Malambay671/
Malaamba671/
Malembai671/
Malanoue671/
Mallambé671/
Molyomba671/
Mmalamba671/
Matlambi671/
Mallamba671/
Mallambi671/
Mailambi671/
Moolomba671/

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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 Malombe
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