Mkombe Surname

137,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7551:30,1663,594
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
South Africa4271:126,88014,917
Kenya2941:157,07412,406
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkombe (108) may also be a first name.

Mkombe Last Name Facts

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

Mkombe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkombe is the 137,284th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,232,020 people. The surname Mkombe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkombe reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkombe is also the 904,892nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,755 people, or 1 in 30,166. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Zanzibar South Region, where 19 percent live, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 17 percent live and Lindi Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Mkombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mkombe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mkombe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning R 217,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhombe921,061/
M'Kombe9215/
Mkoumbe921/
Mkomba832,942/
Mkambe831,158/
Mkumbe83284/
Mkembe83114/
Mkombi8310/
McOmbe837/
Mkonbe831/
McCombe772,033/
McOmber771,017/
Mkhambe7773/
Mkhomba7713/
Mkhumbe771/
Mkamber771/
Mkomboa771/
Mkkomba771/
McOmbie771/
Mkhombi771/
McCoombe71240/
McCombes71130/
Mkhumbeu711/
McCcombe711/
McOmbeer711/
McCombey710/
McCombee710/
Mkumba6713,854/
Mkamba675,776/
Mkumbi672,901/
McCoombes67187/
Mkambi67184/
Mkhasimbe6710/
McCoomber6710/
Mkembi675/
Mqambe671/
McOmba670/
McOmby670/
McOmbi670/
McCcombie670/

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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 Mkombe
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