Sombo Surname
Approximately 22,197 people bear this surname
Sombo Surname Definition:
Sombo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: queen (Royalty).
Sombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,388 | 1:5,518 | 643 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,478 | 1:9,310 | 779 |
| Congo | 1,903 | 1:2,622 | 428 |
| Indonesia | 1,064 | 1:124,294 | 12,525 |
| Nigeria | 667 | 1:265,581 | 15,197 |
| South Africa | 611 | 1:88,671 | 10,872 |
| Kenya | 578 | 1:79,896 | 7,389 |
| Niger | 285 | 1:67,340 | 3,076 |
| Cameroon | 274 | 1:75,800 | 9,382 |
| Zambia | 253 | 1:62,648 | 5,610 |
| Benin | 225 | 1:45,936 | 5,837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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).
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.
Sombo Demographics
Average Sombo Salary in
United States
$22,945 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sombo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sombo in the Russian language | ||
| Сомбо | sombo | - |
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Footnotes
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