Mwakombo Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwakombo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3221:143,41611,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwakombo (180) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwakombo Demographics

Mwakombo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwakombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakombo is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 835,661st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Mwakombo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakombo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 180 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 143,416. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 60 percent live, Kwale County, where 37 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Mwakombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (56%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakambo889/
Mwakomba882/
Mwakumbo881/
Mwaikambo824,733/
Mwakoemba821/
Mwakatimbo78266/
Mwakatembo783/
Mmwaikambo782/
Mwakamba75550/
Mbakambo7527/
Mbokombo754/
Mwakemba752/
Mwakumba751/
Mwaikamba71115/
Mwakembeu715/
Muakamba63677/
Mbokomba6399/
Mbokombha594/
Mvokamba501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mwakombo
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