Sombela Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Sombela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Sombela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sombela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sombela occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sombela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sombela is the 1,248,410th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Sombela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sombela reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Sombela is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe Sombela is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Zambia, where 22 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
- 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 Sombela
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