Mgombelo Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgombelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgombelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mgombelo Last Name Facts

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

Mgombelo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgombelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgombelo is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Mgombelo is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mgombelo live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mgombelo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mombelo93186/
Mgombela881,001/
Moumbelo8888/
Muombelo881/
Mombela802,442/
Mombilo80208/
Mambelo80118/
Monbelo802/
Mng'ombela782/
Mombiela75463/
Mhombela75407/
Moumbela7512/
Mgumbela752/
Maumbelo752/
Moombela752/
Mgambela751/
Matembelo7136/
Motembela714/
Mombila672,478/
Mambela671,079/
Mambilo6724/
Monbela672/
Machembelo671/

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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 Mgombelo
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