Tombele Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tombele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tombele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tombele (32) may also be a first name.

Tombele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tombele occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tombele? popularity and diffusion

Tombele is the 1,121,821st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Tombele are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 32 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 64,202. In Papua New Guinea Tombele is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 55 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 18 percent reside and National Capital District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Tombele occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

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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 Tombele
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