Muombo Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muombo Surname Definition:

Muombo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bark rope.

Muombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Kenya511:905,48833,171
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Muombo (24) may also be a first name.

Muombo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muombo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bark rope.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muombo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muombo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muombo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania Muombo is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 85 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muotmbo924/
Mombo9132,405/
Mbuomboh8616/
Mouhombo866/
Mbuombuo862/
Mbombo83284,908/
Momboy831,322/
Muomba83828/
Moombo83789/
Momboi83516/
Mhombo83466/
Momboa83369/
Muambo83338/
Maumbo83281/
Mombou83189/
Mvombo83109/
Mwombo8396/
Moimbo8395/
Momboh8359/
Mombos8340/
Moumbo8333/
Mmombo8310/
Mombot837/
Mgombo836/
Mombod833/
Mosmbo831/
Monmbo831/
Muomuo831/
Momboo831/
Motembo77789/
Moimbou77277/
Moumbou77117/
Mosembo77110/
Mbomboh7775/
Mvoumbo7728/
Mosimbo7721/
Mbomboo7720/
Mbombou7717/
Mmbombo779/
Mboombo778/
Mombouh773/
M'Bombo772/
Mombohy772/
Motimbo772/
Moumboh772/
Mbomboy772/
Mbombuo772/
Mbhombo771/
Maumbos771/
Mbombho771/
Motymbo771/
Muambot771/
Meumbou771/
Mohmboh771/
Mwomboi771/
Momboth771/
Mambo73100,143/
Momba734,870/
Monbo73249/
Mouhomba7152/
Mounmbou7114/
Mombotch715/
Moutimbo714/
Mossimbo714/
Mbhombho712/
Mvoumbou712/
Mboomboi711/
Mboomboo711/
Mouhambo711/
Mosimbot711/
Muamba67109,128/
Mbambo6740,019/
Maambo6713,578/
Mbomba678,364/
Mambou678,117/
Moomba675,238/
Mgomba674,070/
Mwambo672,758/
Maumba672,533/
Mvambo67815/
Mgambo67524/
Mwomba67470/
Mamboh67254/
Moumba67228/
Mamboi67192/
Moimba67169/
Mmambo67159/
Mhomba67135/
Mamboo6793/
Mamboa6790/
Mvomvo6757/
Mamboy6744/
Mambot6734/
Monbou6732/
Monboh6721/
Mwomwo6721/
Mombeu6714/
Mohmba6712/
Mahmbo6711/
Mhambo676/
Mombas676/
Meumba676/
Mvomba675/
Muomua675/
Mombat672/
Monboi672/
Matmbo672/
Mombah672/
Momwoi671/
Monbop671/
Moinbo671/
Mambos671/
Mamboz671/
Mouhoumba671/
Motmba671/
Mounbo671/
Moymba671/
Monboy671/
Momvoh671/
Mombaa671/
Mombau671/
Muonvo671/
Mvonbo671/
M'Boumbou671/
Muasehmbo671/

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