Polombwe Surname

177,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Polombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4081:30,6813,840
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Polombwe (255) may also be a first name.

Polombwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polombwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polombwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,322nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,020,118 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Polombwe reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Polombwe is also the 557,860th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 255 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,408 people, or 1 in 30,681. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polombw931/
Bolombwe881/
Polombie881/
Polombwa881/
Palombwe881/
Polombwe Wa841/
Polombiye8236/
Bolombe80968/
Polombo80114/
Pelombe8096/
Polombi8013/
Palombe8011/
Polomba803/
Poulmbe801/
Polombu801/
Bolouambwe781/
Plomb77461/
Polmbaye752/
Boolombe751/
Palombie751/
Pelembwe751/
Pulumbwe751/
Plumbe71226/
Polimb7134/
Plomby716/
Plombo713/
Plomba713/
Bouloumbe712/
Polamb712/
Bolomb711/
Palomb711/
Pouloumba711/
Byalombwe711/
Pelembe6739,575/
Palombo6711,780/
Palomba6710,370/
Palombi677,175/
Bolombo673,434/
Bolumbe671,968/
Belombe671,855/
Bolembe67918/
Balombe67780/
Bolomba67543/
Bilombe67392/
Polumbo67321/
Bolombi67304/
Pelompe67230/
Palambe67117/
Pilimbe67116/
Bulombe6788/
Palombu6761/
Palomby6749/
Polembi6747/
Bolambe6728/
Bolombu6727/
Polempe6722/
Polimba6716/
Bolompe6714/
Pelumbe679/
Polimbi678/
Bolimbe676/
Pilombo676/
Polambo675/
Polumbu674/
Polamba673/
Polompo673/
Polumba673/
Pulumbe673/
Plumbey672/
Pelambe672/
Plomboy672/
Polumbi672/
Plmb671/
Polambi671/
Plumbee671/
Palumbe671/
Palembe671/
Bolmbeh671/
Pálombo671/
Polemba671/
Paolmbo671/
Palombá671/
Palmbee670/
Plumbie670/
Plumb W670/
Plimbey670/
Pelembue632/

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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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  • 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 Polombwe
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