Sombi Surname

110,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sombi Surname Definition:

Sombi is a surname of the Ushi tribe, meaning: an expression of showing off a child to others especially to those that doubtd that a woman could ever concieve (Sombi nganibu).

Sombi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9211:18,1242,317
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Zimbabwe2421:63,7949,597
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Sombi (414) may also be a first name.

Sombi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sombi is a surname of the Ushi tribe, meaning: an expression of showing off a child to others especially to those that doubtd that a woman could ever concieve (Sombi nganibu).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sombi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sombi (Hindi: सोम्बी, Russian: Сомби) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sombi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 110,100th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,725,271 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sombi reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 414 people.

The surname Sombi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,921 people, or 1 in 18,124. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 56 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 17 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Sombi Last Name Statistics demography

Sombi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.6% less than the national average, earning R 84,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombie915,654/
Sombai912,071/
Somboi91101/
Soumbi9198/
Shombi9150/
Sombei9111/
Sombio914/
Siombi914/
Soombi912/
Sombih912/
Soumbai83154/
Schombi8325/
Shomboi8319/
Sombait8311/
Sounmbi8310/
Sombhai834/
Shoumbi833/
Soumbie833/
Sombaia831/
Shombai831/
Siombit831/
Shombui831/
Soumboi831/
Sombist830/
Somba8011,631/
Sambi809,964/
Sombe806,512/
Sumbi803,428/
Combi802,063/
Sembi801,779/
Jombi80268/
Somby80252/
Zombi80233/
Somwi80115/
Sonbi8034/
Sombé8018/
Somvi8015/
Somui808/
Çombi802/
Shoomboi774/
Shombhit771/
Soumbeit771/
Soujmbai771/
Sounmbai771/
Schoombi771/
Shombe735,073/
Shomvi732,762/
Sambai732,357/
Shambi732,180/
Shumbi731,938/
Sonbai731,558/
Shomba731,185/
Sembai731,159/
Sembhi731,129/
Sehmbi73721/
Sambhi73642/
Djombi73597/
Sumbai73544/
Sambit73275/
Giombi73233/
Sotmui73222/
Sombes73157/
Samboi73147/
Sounbi73144/
Siambi73141/
Soombe73106/
Jombai7399/
Combii7399/
Soimba7396/
Zombie7384/
Sumbid7382/
Chombi7379/
Sambui7375/
Shembi7374/
Sambie7373/
Sumbić7370/
Soumba7363/
Shonbi7362/
Scambi7360/
Sombay7355/
Sambio7355/
Sumbui7354/
Zombai7348/
Sambih7344/
Soumbe7339/
Sambis7333/
Sahmbi7330/
Somber7330/
Sombea7328/
Sombey7320/
Sumbhi7319/
Sombee7317/
Somboy7317/
Semboi7316/
Saumbi7313/
Siombe7312/
Somwai7312/
Sumbei7311/
Sembui7310/
Joumbi739/
Sumboi738/
Sambei737/
Ssomba737/
Sumbie737/
Sombet736/
Sonboi734/
Sumbit734/
Sambyi734/
Sambii733/
Combih733/
Soomba733/
Ssombe733/
Sembei733/
Sambiy732/
Sombha732/
Combui732/
Zomboi732/
Sonbie732/
Sombeh732/
Somboa732/
Comboi732/
Sambid731/
Coimbi731/
Zombid731/
Zoumbi731/
Scombe731/
Sombhe731/
Sombhy731/
Sonbhi731/
Summbi731/
Soumby731/
Sanmbi731/
Zombei731/
Somnwi731/
Sohmba731/
Siomba731/
Sjambi731/
Shomby731/
Ssambi731/
Saambi731/
Samhbi731/
Sembie731/
Szomba731/
Suumbi731/
Combiy731/
Soimui731/
Zombiy731/
Combai731/
Jombis731/
Schoombie71922/
Soumbeitt711/
Shoombe671,896/
Džombić67895/
Djoumbi67754/
Sambeit67484/
Sambois67216/
Shomber67159/
Sounbai67113/
Shambai67103/
Siambai6799/
Sambist6796/
Sonbait6753/
Sambuis6751/
Sambaiy6744/
Zoumbai6736/
Shembhi6727/
Szomber6723/
Somuhid6722/
Sambhai6719/
Shambis6717/
Sahambi6714/
Shounbi6714/
Sambais6713/
Shumbai6712/
Shamboi6711/
Siomber6711/
Shombet6711/
Shumbio6710/
Soumwei679/
Zoumbie679/
Sambitt678/
Zoumboi678/
Sambhoi676/
Shumbei676/
Sehmbhi676/
Schambi676/
Choombi675/
Shuumbi675/
Sombaya675/
Shemmbi674/
Shambhi674/
Soumber674/
Sambish674/
Sambich674/
Chombai673/
Shumbhi673/
Shambie673/
Soumbey673/
Sombhaa673/
Sonboit672/
Sambhui672/
Saembai672/
Shembai672/
Shambii672/
Sounmbe672/
Soumbeu672/
Zoumbei672/
Choumbi672/
Shombey672/
Saumbai671/
Sambaih671/
Sambait671/
Sambhit671/
Zombitz671/
Sonbhoi671/
Shombha671/
Shonbai671/
Seembai671/
Shambih671/
Sumbije671/
Siambhi671/
Coombei671/
Shumbis671/
Sambeih671/
Zotembi671/
Zotimbi671/
Soenbei671/
Shambit671/
Shambiy671/
Soumbet671/
Sambioh671/
Samhbhi671/
Sanmbai671/
Szombay671/
Djombai671/
Djombei671/
Chuombi671/
Schombe671/
Schembi671/
Chomboi671/
Jonmbai671/
Sotembe671/
Shomvoi671/
Siambui671/
Schomby671/
Shembie671/
Shembui671/
Sombooy671/
Soonbai671/
Shambei671/

Sombi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sombi in the Hindi language
सोम्बीsombi-
Sombi in the Russian language
Сомбиsombi-

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