Sikombe Surname

55,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7,3131:2,167298
Tanzania1,8021:29,3793,504
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
England181:3,095,448105,421
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Sikombé (1) are calculated separately.

Sikombe (13) may also be a first name.

Sikombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikombe is most common in Zambia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sikombé. For other possible spellings of Sikombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,223rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 791,952 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikombe reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sikombe is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 7,313 people, or 1 in 2,167. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 28 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 25 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Sikombe
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