Mulombwe Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5091:31,1393,193
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulombwe Last Name Facts

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

Mulombwe is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mulombwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulombwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,890th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname Mulombwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulombwe live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 99 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 31,139. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 56 percent live, Southern Province, where 15 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulombw9362/
Mulembwe886,078/
Mulumbwe881,314/
Mulombwa88661/
Mulambwe88160/
Mulompwe8849/
Milombwe882/
Mulombue881/
Muilambwe82157/
Mulumbwa7514,671/
Mulembue751,060/
Milambwe75918/
Mulambwa75391/
Milembwe75116/
Mulumpwe7521/
Molombwa7515/
Mulanbwe751/
Mulunbwe751/
Mulompue751/
Muilambue7168/
Mulambwwa711/
Molombway711/
Mulombuayi6727/
Mulumpwa63289/
Milembue6362/
Milambue634/
Mulampwa634/
Mulambbi631/
Mulunbwa631/
Mulumbva631/
Milanbwe631/
Mulumbuayi5668/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulombwe
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