Mwombe Surname
Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname
Mwombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,330 | 1:34,722 | 3,758 |
| Tanzania | 210 | 1:252,103 | 20,382 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwombe (263) may also be a first name.
Mwombe Demographics
Mwombe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwombe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 234,573rd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,244,348 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwombe live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwombe is also the 548,616th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 263 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 34,722. In Kenya Mwombe is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 11 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Mwombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwombe surname is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwoumbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwembe | 83 | 15,680 | / |
| Mwambe | 83 | 5,843 | / |
| Mbombe | 83 | 2,878 | / |
| Muombe | 83 | 552 | / |
| Mwomba | 83 | 470 | / |
| Mvombe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mwumbe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mwombi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mweembe | 77 | 3,927 | / |
| Mboumbe | 77 | 61 | / |
| Mwembei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwembee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwaumbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwombui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mvoumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mvoembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbombea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbombey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbonmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwomboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbombei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambije | 71 | 1,546 | / |
| Mwasembe | 71 | 294 | / |
| Mwatembe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwaumbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamba | 67 | 369,694 | / |
| Mbombi | 67 | 6,793 | / |
| Mwambi | 67 | 6,702 | / |
| Mbambe | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Mvembe | 67 | 1,420 | / |
| Muomba | 67 | 828 | / |
| Mwembi | 67 | 705 | / |
| Mbumbe | 67 | 694 | / |
| Mvumbe | 67 | 271 | / |
| Muambe | 67 | 169 | / |
| Muembe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mvambe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Muombi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mvomba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwamby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbomby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwan'mbey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwombe
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