Shakombo Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Shakombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shakombo Last Name Facts

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

Shakombo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakombo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shakombo is the 1,658,108th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shakombo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Shakombo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Mombasa County, where 96 percent reside, Kwale County, where 4 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Shakombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakhombo941/
Sakombo9373/
Shakembo8882/
Shekombo8875/
Shakumbo8812/
Shakambo885/
Saikombo884/
Siakombo883/
Sakomba80125/
Sokombo8010/
Zakombo805/
Sakembo804/
Sekombo803/
Sacombo801/
Sakambo801/
Sakumbo801/
Shekomba75220/
Shakemba75152/
Shakamba75114/
Siakomba75102/
Siakumbo7567/
Sekhambo754/
Shakunbo753/
Siakambo751/
Sackomba751/
Shakumba751/
Sakhomba751/
Chakhomba71471/
Shakeemba7134/
Shaukumba719/
Shakaumba716/
Shaikumba711/
Sokoumbou711/
Shakaamba711/
Sakumba67494/
Sokomba67490/
Sekomba67257/
Sakamba67134/
Sekambo6767/
Sacambo674/
Shakatimba674/
Sakemba671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shakombo
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