Thombolo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Thombolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thombolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Thombolo (4) may also be a first name.

Thombolo Last Name Facts

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

Thombolo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thombolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thombolo is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thombolo reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 4 people.

Thombolo is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Thombolo is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombolo93919/
Thombelo881/
Toumbolo881/
Thombola881/
Tombollo881/
Tombola805,278/
Tambolo80238/
Tombalo804/
Tombelo802/
Tembolo801/
Tonbolo801/
Toumboulou787/
Thombela75175/
Tombaloy7520/
Tombolia756/
Tombolaš752/
Tamboloi751/
Temboloo751/
Temboloy751/
Tambolos751/
Tambolou751/
Tamboulo751/
Tambollo751/
Toumboula7116/
Tambollio7111/
Tamboulou718/
Tonboulou716/
Toumbalou711/
Tounbolou711/
Toumbelou711/
Tambalo671,901/
Tambola67511/
Tombela67327/
Tembelo6796/
Tembola6750/
Tombala678/
Tounboulou671/

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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 Thombolo
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