Musombi Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musombi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musombi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3641:126,86810,482
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Musombi (263) may also be a first name.

Musombi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musombi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musombi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Musombi reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Musombi is also the 548,616th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 263 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 42 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushombi934/
Moussombi889/
Moutsombi885/
Mutshombi884/
Musembi8636,053/
Musambi867,036/
Musomba862,085/
Musumbi861,745/
Mosombi861,651/
Muzombi86171/
Musombe86161/
Mujombi8634/
Misombi864/
Musomby861/
Mushambi802,970/
Mushombe802,759/
Musambai80812/
Musembei80585/
Mutsambi80531/
Mushumbi80346/
Mushomba806/
Musambyi804/
Mossombi804/
Muzombie802/
Missombi802/
Musembih802/
Musaambi801/
Muisomba801/
Musomboa801/
Mushembi801/
Mussambi801/
Mutsumbi801/
Mmusembi801/
Moshombi801/
Mutsumbei7551/
Moussambi757/
Mutshombe754/
Moussomba753/
Mushambie751/
Mushembei751/
M'Musambi751/
Mushombee751/
Mushommbe751/
Musambaih751/
Musumba7126,822/
Musamba7111,535/
Muzambi712,285/
Muzumbi711,623/
Musambe71951/
Muzembi71845/
Mosomba71715/
Musembe71662/
Muzombe71401/
Mosombe71198/
Moussoumba71192/
Mosambi71177/
Muzomba7194/
Misambi7186/
Musumbe7176/
Mosumbi7135/
Misembi7134/
Musomwa7127/
M'Mushombe7121/
Mozambi7110/
Musamwi719/
Mucambi714/
Misombe714/
Mucombe714/
Musamvi712/
Mujombe712/
Musonba711/
Moussoumbe711/
Musanbi711/
Mujambi711/
Mizombi711/
Musomwe711/
Mushumba677,452/
Mushamba673,130/
Muzhambi67223/
Mushembe67184/
Mushambe67181/
Muisamba67144/
Musambay67112/
Mussamba6760/
Musaamba6754/
Moziambi6741/
Mishombe6734/
Moshombe6733/
Mussumba6730/
Mutsamvi6729/
Mutsamwi6728/
Mosiambi6727/
Muzuimbi6721/
Muisambe6721/
Mishambi6719/
Missombe6715/
Muchombe6715/
Missambi6714/
Mossambi6712/
Mucembei679/
Mausambe676/
Muchumbi676/
Mushumbe675/
Muzombay674/
Musaumba674/
Mogiambi674/
Mossomba674/
Mussumbe674/
Muchambi672/
Mausamba671/
Muuzumbi671/
Muzhombe671/
Mutsambe671/
Mutsumbe671/
Mushanbi671/
Moudjoumbai671/
Mudjombe671/
Mozambai671/
Mosombay671/
Missembi671/
Mishembi671/
Muzomboy671/
Mushomwe671/
Musuimba671/
Mussambe671/
Mussamby671/

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