Malombwa Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malombwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malombwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Malombwa Last Name Facts

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

Malombwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malombwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Malombwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malombwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania Malombwa is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malambwa88178/
Malumbwa88128/
Malembwa88128/
Molombwa8815/
Malombwe881/
Malombua881/
Malyambwa8299/
Maliambwa824/
Mahlambwa821/
Molombway821/
Malambwe752,088/
Malembua75116/
Malumbua7514/
Malumbwe757/
Melembwa751/
Malumbwo751/
Mallumbua711/
Malyambwe711/
Malanbwe631/
Malampue504/

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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 Malombwa
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