Ng'ombe Surname

77,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ng'ombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ng'ombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,7961:5,669680
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
Tanzania1,4841:35,6754,172
Kenya3511:131,56710,822
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ng'ómbe (4) are calculated separately.

Ng'ombe (279) may also be a first name.

Ng'ombe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ng'ombe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ng'ombe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ng'ómbe. For other potential spellings of Ng'ombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ng'ombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,473rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,154,188 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'ombe reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ng'ombe is also the 531,524th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 279 people.

The surname Ng'ombe is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,796 people, or 1 in 5,669. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 45 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 24 percent reside.

Ng'ombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ng'ombe surname is primarily Christian (64%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'ómbe954/
Ngombe92120,300/
Neng'ombe8894/
Nghombe861,484/
Ng'omba861,433/
Ngoumbe86589/
Ngombet86145/
N'Gombe86138/
Ngombea8692/
Ngo'mbe8667/
Ng'ombi8611/
Ng'ambe8611/
Ngombie868/
Ngombeh864/
Ngombee863/
Ngombeu861/
Ngombey861/
Ngoombe861/
Nngombe861/
Gombe839,138/
Ng'homba8010/
Ng'hombi805/
Ngoumbie803/
Nhg'omba801/
Nghombey801/
Nghoumbe801/
N'Gombet801/
Ngomba7724,674/
Ngombi776,804/
Ngambe774,031/
Ngumbe772,325/
Ngembe77688/
Gomber77589/
Gombet77156/
Goumbe77118/
Gombea7762/
Ngonbe7761/
Ghombe7742/
Gombeu7739/
Ggombe7733/
Gombei7721/
Gombes7714/
Ngomby777/
Gombee776/
Gombeh776/
Gombie773/
Gombez772/
Goombe772/
Gombep772/
Gombge771/
Ngombé771/
Ngomve771/
Goimbe771/
Gombey770/
Nghomberh751/
Ngingombe751/
Ng'ambi7126,759/
Ng'umbi715,520/
Ngoumba712,197/
Ngambea71521/
Ngambie71177/
Gombeer71153/
Nga'mbi7194/
Nggumbe7191/
Ngoumbi7191/
Ng'omwa7161/
Goomber7159/
Ngambeu7157/
Ngambet7148/
Nghambe7139/
Ng'amba7134/
Ngoimba7128/
Ng'umba7123/
Ngomboi7115/
Ngombit7114/
Ngiembe719/
Nggomba718/
Goumbey718/
Nkgomba718/
Nggambe715/
Nggembe714/
Ngo'mba714/
Ngombai714/
Ngambeh713/
Ghoumbe713/
N'Gomba713/
Goombes712/
Ghomber712/
Ngaambe712/
Ngoomba712/
N'Gambe712/
Ngoimbi712/
Ngu'mbi711/
Gombest711/
Ngonbeh711/
Ngombio711/
Ngomboy711/
Ngoumwe711/
Ngounbe711/
Ngumbeh711/
Ngomueh711/
Ngonbeu711/
Ngonmbi711/
Ngonnbe711/
Ngembeh711/
Ngamber711/
Ngambey711/
Nngomba711/
Goumber711/
Goumbie711/
Gotembe711/
Gombeuh711/
Ngumbie711/
Ngumber711/
Gomba6713,971/
Gambe674,198/
Gombi671,151/
Ng'hambi67600/
Ng'humbi67180/
Ng'humba6726/
Ngoumbai6724/
Ngoumoue6722/
Gomby6712/
Ngh'ambi679/
Ngutembe679/
Gombj676/
N'Goumba675/
Gomve673/
Ningombi671/
Ng'ambii671/
Ng'anmbi671/
Ngommbai671/
Ngonmbai671/
Ngueumbe671/
Nghomboi671/
Ngiembeh671/
Gombé671/
Ngambehe671/

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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 Ng'ombe
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