Mhombwe Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mhombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mhombwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhombwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mhombwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhombwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,168,344th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhombwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania Mhombwe is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 52 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 47 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mhombwe is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmhombwe934/
Mchombwe931/
Mombwe9280/
Mhembwe86444/
Mhombwa8617/
Mmombwe865/
Mhumbwe864/
Muombwe861/
Mhambwe861/
Mahumbwe8045/
Mambwe7758,688/
Mombwa77506/
Mumbwe77296/
Mombwi77157/
Membwe7735/
Mombue771/
Muchimbwe751/
Muombwa71781/
Maumbwe7192/
Maambwe7121/
Momboue713/
Muimbwe713/
Moumbwa712/
Mumbweh711/
Mgumbwe711/
Mambweh711/
Moimbwa711/
Manmbwe711/
Mhumbwa711/
Mchambwa67621/
Matembwe6772/
Moumboue6713/
M'Mombwa675/
Mahambwa671/
Maummbwe671/

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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 Mhombwe
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