Somboko Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Somboko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 172 | 1:307,800 | 23,568 |
| Congo | 116 | 1:43,009 | 4,057 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Somboko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somboko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Somboko is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somboko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somboko is the 775,315th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Somboko live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Somboko is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 48 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 46 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zsombokos | 88 | 12 | / |
| Samboko | 86 | 4,658 | / |
| Zomboko | 86 | 1,048 | / |
| Semboko | 86 | 90 | / |
| Sumboko | 86 | 15 | / |
| Somboka | 86 | 8 | / |
| Comboko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sombeko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamboko | 80 | 2,952 | / |
| Shemboko | 80 | 226 | / |
| Sembokoi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sembokoy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sambokou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Siamboko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sjamboko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zombokou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shomboka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soumbouka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sombaukoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samboukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sumbuko | 71 | 115 | / |
| Zamboko | 71 | 56 | / |
| Samboco | 71 | 54 | / |
| Zomboka | 71 | 34 | / |
| Samboka | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chombokosh | 71 | 16 | / |
| Somboca | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zoumboukos | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sombeka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanboko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sambeko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sambako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sembako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambuko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamboko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camboko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zombako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zoumboukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambako | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ssambeko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shamboka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shombuka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sambokau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zounboko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambosko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonbokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djamboko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamboka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jombosco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siambuko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhamboko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambukko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonvoko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Somboko
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