Nyamombe Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Nyamombe Surname User-submission:
The surname Nyamombe is derived from the word mombe 'cow'. The full meaning is 'one with a lot of cows'.
The Nyamombes are originally from the Mozambique and Zimbabwe Manicaland. They were children of Chief Munyarari who was castrated for bedding his warriors' wives while they went to war.
Read More About This SurnameNyamombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 646 | 1:23,898 | 3,609 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Nyamombe (13) may also be a first name.
Nyamombe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nyamombe is derived from the word mombe 'cow'. The full meaning is 'one with a lot of cows'.
The Nyamombes are originally from the Mozambique and Zimbabwe Manicaland. They were children of Chief Munyarari who was castrated for bedding his warriors' wives while they went to war. His children fled north with lots of cattle, hence the nickname One with lots of cows. Their totem is a Soko baboon, sometimes disguised as Nyathi. Some are sons in laws of the Makoni Nyathi chief.
- nyomombetNyamombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamombe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyamombe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamombe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 503,825th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamombe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyamombe is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 13 people.
Nyamombe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 23,898. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent reside and Harare Province, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamoimbe | 94 | 21 | / |
| Nyamombei | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamomba | 88 | 78 | / |
| Nyamambe | 88 | 57 | / |
| Nyamumbe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Nhamombe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyomombe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamombai | 82 | 21 | / |
| Nyamuomba | 82 | 14 | / |
| Nyamoumba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nyamombay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamoimbi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamumbey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamusimbe | 78 | 13 | / |
| Nyamasimbe | 78 | 11 | / |
| Nyamasembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamusembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamamba | 75 | 904 | / |
| Nyamambi | 75 | 718 | / |
| Nyamumba | 75 | 253 | / |
| Nyomumbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhamba | 71 | 233 | / |
| Nyamumbai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nyamumbay | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nyamuimba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyamuimbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamhamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahambi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nyamambaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyamusimbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyamasimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamutembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyomonwe | 63 | 34 | / |
| Niamamby | 63 | 10 | / |
| Nyamewaa | 63 | 10 | / |
| Niamambi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyamanwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamawi | 53 | 10,342 | / |
| Nyamawa | 53 | 17 | / |
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