Sombo Surname

24,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Sombo Surname Definition:

Sombo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: queen (Royalty).

Sombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo13,3881:5,518643
Ivory Coast2,4781:9,310779
Congo1,9031:2,622428
Indonesia1,0641:124,29412,525
Nigeria6671:265,58115,197
South Africa6111:88,67110,872
Kenya5781:79,8967,389
Niger2851:67,3403,076
Cameroon2741:75,8009,382
Zambia2531:62,6485,610
Benin2251:45,9365,837
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
France811:820,03498,127
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sombo (6,387) may also be a first name.

Sombo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sombo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: queen (Royalty).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sombo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child whose mother's nipples have blackened during the pregnancy. Named after the black fruit of the indegenous Musombo tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sombo (Russian: Сомбо) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sombo? popularity and diffusion

Sombo is the 24,362nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 328,312 people. The last name Sombo is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sombo are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sombo is also the 82,295th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 6,387 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 13,388 people, or 1 in 5,518. Without taking into account The DR Congo Sombo is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.

Sombo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sombo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (54%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sombo last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sombo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 65.02% less than the national average, earning R 83,136 per year and in United States they earn 46.82% less than the national average, earning $22,945 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shombo912,357/
Siombo91223/
Somboi91101/
Sombou91100/
Soumbo9166/
Somboh9117/
Somboy9117/
Somboo9116/
Sombuo9112/
Sombot914/
Soimbo913/
Sombho912/
Somboa912/
Soymbo912/
Somnbo911/
Sommbo911/
Soumbou832,196/
Somboot8351/
Shomboi8319/
Soumbos8312/
Sombood837/
Shombot836/
Sosimbo834/
Shoymbo833/
Schombo831/
Socimbo831/
Soomboo831/
Soimbou831/
Soumboi831/
Sombooy831/
Sambo80278,673/
Sumbo8016,270/
Somba8011,631/
Zombo8010,092/
Jombo808,078/
Combo803,533/
Sembo803,421/
Sonbo8026/
Xombo808/
Somuo804/
Somwo802/
Somvo801/
Sombouth776/
Shoomboi774/
Soumboud772/
Zsomboys771/
Soomboot771/
Sambou7354,666/
Sombat7312,557/
Chombo7310,470/
Shambo732,638/
Djombo731,910/
Shomba731,185/
Samboy731,074/
Comboy73997/
Shembo73731/
Samboo73488/
Sambod73480/
Siambo73381/
Sumboo73339/
Jomboy73231/
Sambuo73205/
Samboa73205/
Samboh73195/
Zombou73181/
Siembo73168/
Sambot73157/
Samboi73147/
Shumbo7396/
Soimba7396/
Sombah7366/
Sumbot7364/
Soumba7363/
Sombga7361/
Giombo7353/
Zsombó7349/
Zoumbo7344/
Sumboh7324/
Zombos7322/
Sunmbo7319/
Sambop7318/
Semboi7316/
Sanmbo7315/
Sumbou7313/
Juombo7313/
Saambo7311/
Sambos7310/
Samboj739/
Sumboi738/
Combho738/
Sambho737/
Ssomba737/
Sammbo737/
Sumboy736/
Semboo735/
Sumbuo735/
Zombot735/
Sonboi734/
Sombad733/
Jomboo733/
Joumbo733/
Szambo733/
Soomba733/
Ssambo733/
Saumbo733/
Sombha732/
Zomboi732/
Sonboy732/
Soemba732/
Ziombo732/
Zoombo732/
Samnbo732/
Comboi732/
Zsambo732/
Shonbo732/
Scomba732/
Jombot731/
Comboj731/
Sonbod731/
Sumbho731/
Coombo731/
Sonbou731/
Zomboh731/
Zonmbo731/
Sonbot731/
Soonbo731/
Sohmba731/
Sgomba731/
Suimbo731/
Siomba731/
Sounbo731/
Ssembo731/
Szomba731/
Tjombo731/
Sumboa731/
Sumnbo731/
Sonboa731/
Jombos731/
Jsambo731/
Sonnbo731/
Xhombo731/
Sgambo731/
Sgonbo731/
Scambo731/
Semboh731/
Sombau731/
Sumhbo731/
Szombat67589/
Sembhoo67229/
Sambois67216/
Zoumbou67193/
Shambho67192/
Sumbhoo67176/
Shamboo67110/
Samboys6791/
Sambhod6783/
Shemboo6778/
Djombou6775/
Chomboh6764/
Sambout6760/
Sombach6749/
Sambhoo6740/
Chombou6738/
Choombo6733/
Siambou6730/
Shamboy6720/
Sambott6719/
Zoumbos6714/
Joumbou6713/
Shamboi6711/
Dzhombo6711/
Chombot6710/
Sambhoj679/
Sconboy679/
Shambos678/
Zoumboi678/
Sambhoi676/
Soumbas676/
Satembo675/
Shambou675/
Shaambo675/
Saambou675/
Sambouh674/
Sombatt674/
Johnmbo674/
Sombhaa673/
Sonboit672/
Sambhou672/
Josimbo672/
Soumbeu672/
Zoymbos672/
Zoumboh672/
Sambodh672/
Djoumbo672/
Sombhas672/
Saambod671/
Sonbhoi671/
Shombha671/
Combohy671/
Joumboo671/
Joymboo671/
Zoumbot671/
Zoumboy671/
Zombuoh671/
Somuhoy671/
Sonnboy671/
Sosemba671/
Soinbou671/
Shambuo671/
Seumbou671/
Sounbou671/
Ssambou671/
Sahmbou671/
Samnnbo671/
Sambooz671/
Sasembo671/
Tjomboo671/
Choimbo671/
Sonboot671/
Chomboi671/
Sotemba671/
Sotimba671/
Shomvoi671/
Somwoot671/
Sonbood671/
Shamnbo671/
Sotmbat671/
Sumboot671/
Zosimbo671/
Chomboo671/
Schambo670/
Sshambo670/

Sombo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sombo in the Russian language
Сомбоsombo-

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