Selombo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Selombo Surname User-submission:
The Selombo surname means 'lord of oxen'.
It is from Angola, people used to refer to someone who had a lot of cattle.
Selombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selombo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Selombo surname means 'lord of oxen'.
It is from Angola, people used to refer to someone who had a lot of cattle.
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Where Does The Last Name Selombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selombo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selombo? popularity and diffusion
Selombo is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Selombo reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelombo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Seluombo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silombo | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Selembo | 86 | 175 | / |
| Salombo | 86 | 39 | / |
| Selomba | 86 | 35 | / |
| Solombo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Selambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selumbo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shilombo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Selamboi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sselomba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chelombo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salomboy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sielembo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelembo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silomba | 71 | 2,618 | / |
| Selemba | 71 | 851 | / |
| Solomba | 71 | 532 | / |
| Jilombo | 71 | 202 | / |
| Zilombo | 71 | 195 | / |
| Gilombo | 71 | 169 | / |
| Selumba | 71 | 148 | / |
| Salambo | 71 | 145 | / |
| Silembo | 71 | 132 | / |
| Salomba | 71 | 102 | / |
| Cilombo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Silambo | 71 | 67 | / |
| Salembo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Selamba | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gelambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zelambo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Xilombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zolombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilombo | 67 | 16,642 | / |
| Shelemba | 67 | 1,843 | / |
| Sselemba | 67 | 146 | / |
| Selambau | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shalomba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tjilombo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silambuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silamboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cilomboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sselamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zollombo | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selombo
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