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 last name Musombi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musombi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name Musombi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Musombi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Musombi is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 263 people.

The last name Musombi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Musombi is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 42 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musombi
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