Somboko Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Somboko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somboko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1721:307,80023,568
Congo1161:43,0094,057
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Somboko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somboko occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somboko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somboko is the 775,315th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Somboko reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Somboko is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania Somboko is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 48 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 46 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Somboko exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 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
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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 Somboko
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