Nombo Surname

21,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Nombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania17,6211:3,004417
Congo4,0131:1,243189
Burkina Faso1,3921:13,1841,095
Gabon9601:1,968332
Cameroon3641:57,0587,374
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Ivory Coast1111:207,8498,785
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Benin201:516,78033,864
France131:5,109,440259,941
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Nombo (741) may also be a first name.

Nombo Last Name Facts

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

Nombo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nombo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,479th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 287,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nombo live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nombo is also the 302,221st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 741 people.

The last name Nombo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 17,621 people, or 1 in 3,004. In Tanzania Nombo is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 78 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 6 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Nombo exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 16 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent are found.

Nombo Last Name Statistics demography

Nombo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49% less than the national average, earning R 121,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngombo9133,234/
Noumbo91625/
Nhombo91179/
Nombot91110/
Gnombo91104/
Nombop9174/
Nomboh9170/
Nombou9134/
Noimbo9130/
Nomboo9126/
Noombo913/
Nnombo912/
Nomboa911/
Nombos911/
Nonmbo911/
Noumbou83840/
Ngoombo83260/
Ngombou8395/
Gnombou8330/
Ngoumbo8321/
Ngomboi8315/
Nombhot839/
Ngoimbo832/
Noumbop832/
N'Gombo832/
Ngomboy831/
Nnoumbo831/
Gnomboi831/
Nomboha831/
Nomboot831/
Nambo807,016/
Nembo803,613/
Nomba802,507/
Nonbo80325/
Numbo80223/
Nomvo803/
Ngoumbou7735/
Gnombohe7712/
N'Goumbo775/
Ngnoumbo771/
Ngomba7324,674/
Ngambo739,844/
Ngomuo732,996/
Nambou731,181/
Neumbo731,119/
Gnomba73815/
Nhembo73546/
Namboo73481/
Noumba73468/
Ngumbo73395/
Nambuo73374/
Nombeu73174/
Gnambo73166/
Nambot73160/
Namboa73118/
Numbos7397/
Nhomba7396/
Naembo7378/
Nambos7347/
Namboy7344/
Nhambo7339/
Naambo7331/
Namboi7320/
Namboh7310/
Nhumbo739/
Nemboh737/
Namboz736/
Ngonbo736/
Noomba736/
Nombaï735/
N'Embo734/
Nombau734/
Naumbo733/
Ngomvo732/
Nambgo732/
Nnomba732/
Nombah732/
Nonboh731/
Nomwou731/
Nombat731/
Numboh731/
Numbou731/
Nambod731/
Namboj731/
Natmbo731/
Neembo731/
Nhonbo731/
Nammbo731/
Nasmbo731/
Ngambou678,774/
Ngoumba672,197/
Natembo67682/
Namboot67282/
Nahambo67170/
Nambohe67136/
Natimbo6755/
Gnambou6743/
Notimba6731/
Ngoimba6728/
Noombah6722/
Ngamboo6721/
Nahmboh6713/
Nambood6710/
Ngumbou6710/
Nambouh675/
Nasimbo675/
Ngo'mba674/
Gnoumba674/
Ngounbo674/
Ngamboi673/
N'Gomba673/
Ngambgo672/
Gnonbou672/
Ngambuo672/
Ngoomba672/
Nambhoo671/
Nga'mbo671/
Notemba671/
Noumbap671/
Noumbat671/
Noumbeu671/
Nambhoy671/
Namboih671/
Nambooz671/
Neumbot671/
Ngonboh671/
Ngonbou671/
N'Nomba671/
Nhoumba671/
Nngomba671/
Nnambuo671/
Gnombat671/
Gnonbot671/
Gnoumuo671/
Gnamboy671/
Neumboh671/
Namboud671/
Numbood671/
Nombaut671/
Nomwood670/
Nombach670/

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