Motombe Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Motombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motombe (63) may also be a first name.

Motombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motombe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Motombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motombe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 63 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutoumbe8811/
Motumbe863,052/
Matombe861,558/
Mutombe861,001/
Motombi86648/
Motomba86187/
Motembe8654/
Metombe864/
Motambe863/
Moutombi80588/
Mathombe8016/
Matoumbe8015/
Moutembe8010/
Motoumba806/
Mothambe804/
Mothomba801/
Moutambe801/
Motumbet801/
Muthombe801/
Matombet801/
Moutoumba7521/
Moutoumbi7514/
Mouthombi751/
Matembe7127,570/
Mutambe717,184/
Mutomba711,980/
Mutumbe711,817/
Motumba71910/
Matomba71707/
Matombi71478/
Matumbe71312/
Motamba71157/
Mutombi7172/
Matambe7158/
Motembi7142/
Motumbi7141/
Motambi7128/
Metembe719/
Motomwa719/
Matombé715/
Matomby714/
Mutonbe711/
Metombi711/
Matomwe711/
Matoumba671,115/
Mathembe67162/
Matumbei67112/
Moutamba6769/
Mothembi6738/
Mathomba6731/
Muthambe6711/
Mathumbe678/
Matoumby677/
Muthombi672/
Mateembe672/
Matembea672/
Mautomba671/
Matoumbi671/
Mutambie671/
Mathombi671/
Matumbet671/
Mothumba671/
Mutomboi671/
Mathambe671/
Matembei671/
Mathomby671/
Metembei671/
Mothamba671/
Muthumbe671/

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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 Motombe
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