Mpombwe Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Mpombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mpombwe (30) may also be a first name.
Mpombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpombwe is found most in Malawi. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpombwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpombwe is the 959,117th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpombwe live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpombwe is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 30 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi Mpombwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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