Selombo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

- tomaselombo

Selombo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selombo is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Selombo.

How Common Is The Last Name Selombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Selombo reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Selombo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Selombo is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelombo931/
Seluombo931/
Silombo861,057/
Selembo86175/
Salombo8639/
Selomba8635/
Solombo8622/
Selambo861/
Selumbo861/
Shilombo8038/
Selamboi805/
Sselomba805/
Chelombo802/
Salomboy801/
Sielembo801/
Shelomba801/
Shelembo801/
Silomba712,618/
Selemba71851/
Solomba71532/
Jilombo71202/
Zilombo71195/
Gilombo71169/
Selumba71148/
Salambo71145/
Silembo71132/
Salomba71102/
Cilombo7191/
Silambo7167/
Salembo7115/
Selamba7113/
Gelambo714/
Zelambo712/
Xilombo711/
Silumbo711/
Zolombo711/
Chilombo6716,642/
Shelemba671,843/
Sselemba67146/
Selambau6722/
Shalomba675/
Tjilombo672/
Silambuo672/
Silamboy672/
Cilomboo671/
Sselamba671/
Zelembou671/
Zollombo671/

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