Mulombwe Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Mulombwe Surname Definition:
Mulombwe is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born during a period of heavy rains.
Mulombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 509 | 1:31,139 | 3,193 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
Mulombwe (99) may also be a first name.
Mulombwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mulombwe is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born during a period of heavy rains.
Mulombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mulombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mulombwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mulombwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 528,890th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulombwe are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 99 people.
The surname Mulombwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 31,139. In Zambia Mulombwe is mostly found in: Western Province, where 56 percent are found, Southern Province, where 15 percent are found and Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulombw | 93 | 62 | / |
| Mulembwe | 88 | 6,078 | / |
| Mulumbwe | 88 | 1,314 | / |
| Mulombwa | 88 | 661 | / |
| Mulambwe | 88 | 160 | / |
| Mulompwe | 88 | 49 | / |
| Milombwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mulombue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muilambwe | 82 | 157 | / |
| Mulumbwa | 75 | 14,671 | / |
| Mulembue | 75 | 1,060 | / |
| Milambwe | 75 | 918 | / |
| Mulambwa | 75 | 391 | / |
| Milembwe | 75 | 116 | / |
| Mulumpwe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Molombwa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mulanbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mulunbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mulompue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muilambue | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mulambwwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molombway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulombuayi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mulumpwa | 63 | 289 | / |
| Milembue | 63 | 62 | / |
| Milambue | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mulampwa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mulambbi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mulunbwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mulumbva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Milanbwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mulumbuayi | 56 | 68 | / |
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