Miyombo Surname
Approximately 870 people bear this surname
Miyombo Surname User-submission:
The Miyombo surname means 'baobab trees' in Luvale language, western Zambia.
Miyombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 651 | 1:24,347 | 2,604 |
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Miyombo (362) may also be a first name.
Miyombo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Miyombo surname means 'baobab trees' in Luvale language, western Zambia.
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Where Does The Last Name Miyombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Miyombo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Miyombo.
How Common Is The Last Name Miyombo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 403,243rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miyombo live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Miyombo is also the 457,558th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 362 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 651 people, or 1 in 24,347. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 58 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 12 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
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