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

The last name Mkombe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mkombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,284th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,232,020 people. The surname Mkombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkombe are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mkombe is also the 904,892nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 108 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,755 people, or 1 in 30,166. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Zanzibar South Region, where 19 percent reside, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 17 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Mkombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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
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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 Mkombe
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