Tombo Surname

26,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Tombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar14,3581:1,647350
DR Congo2,7841:26,5373,328
Zimbabwe8621:17,9102,638
Philippines5811:174,24828,224
Nigeria3831:462,51423,465
Papua New Guinea2621:31,1213,577
Cameroon2591:80,1899,838
Indonesia1801:734,71856,575
Spain1191:392,87421,594
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Congo881:56,6945,065
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Niger611:314,6239,328
Benin601:172,26017,125
South Africa591:918,26658,838
France551:1,207,686126,065
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tombo (2,475) may also be a first name.

Tombo Last Name Facts

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

Tombo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻮ) has its highest incidence in Madagascar. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tombo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,324th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 356,499 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tombo live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in Barito Africa. It is also the 148,517th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 2,475 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Madagascar, where it is held by 14,358 people, or 1 in 1,647. Without taking into account Madagascar this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Tombo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tombo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tombo surname rose 2,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tombo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tombo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Tombo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.29% less than the national average, earning R 91,992 per year; in Colombia they earn 83.51% more than the national average, earning $41,660,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 58.63% more than the national average, earning $68,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thombo91369/
Tombou91350/
Tomboy91273/
Toumbo91249/
Tomboi91117/
Toimbo9163/
Tombos9155/
Toombo9134/
Tomboa9129/
Tombuo9128/
Tomboh9114/
Toembo9110/
Tombot916/
Tonmbo914/
Tomboo912/
Tombop911/
Tuombo911/
Toumbou83982/
Tombois83467/
Toumbos8310/
Thombot834/
Tombout832/
Tuombuo831/
Tombohe831/
Tombouh831/
Tombuoh831/
Toumboy831/
Thombou831/
Tembo80331,360/
Tambo8019,152/
Tomba8013,905/
Tumbo8010,410/
Tonbo8049/
Tomuo807/
Tomwo802/
Toumbout777/
Toomboot774/
Thoumbou772/
Thembo7321,402/
Toumba7311,619/
Thumbo734,988/
Tombaş732,049/
Tambou731,702/
Thambo731,443/
Tambot73638/
Temboh73288/
Tamboa73267/
Tamboy73235/
Thomba73234/
Tambod73208/
Tamboi73174/
Teumbo73161/
Tombaz73116/
Tumbos73106/
Tamboo7396/
Tombas7392/
Tombad7363/
Tambos7362/
Tamboh7360/
Tombeu7348/
Thonbo7339/
Tombat7336/
Toomba7326/
Tambuo7325/
Tonboi7321/
Tumboy7321/
Tombah7317/
Tounbo7312/
Teembo7310/
Tumboh7310/
Tatmbo737/
Ttembo736/
Tonbou734/
Tuhmbo734/
Toynbo733/
Tumbot733/
Temboi733/
Toimba733/
Taambo733/
Tanmbo732/
Taembo732/
Tgambo732/
Htembo731/
Tonmba731/
Tumboi731/
Tuomba731/
Tamboj731/
Taumbo731/
Temboo731/
Tommba731/
Tomwuo731/
Tohmba731/
Tonbod731/
Tonboh731/
Toumwo731/
Tumbod731/
Tumboo731/
Tumbop731/
Tumbou731/
Tumboa731/
Tonbho731/
Thambou67390/
Tamboğa67385/
Toumbas67307/
Tombácz67297/
Thumboo67126/
Thamboo67118/
Teumbou6772/
Tombach6756/
Tombátz6731/
Tambous6728/
Tambois6718/
Tounbou6716/
Tohumba6711/
Tombacz6710/
Tonboup678/
Tambooz676/
Tambost675/
Toombas675/
Tonboot675/
Thombad674/
Tambouh673/
Tthembo673/
Tosemba672/
Themboi672/
Tombasz672/
Tahmboh672/
Tambouz672/
Tunmboa672/
Thoumba671/
Thombas671/
Temboih671/
Tambout671/
Tamboux671/
Tambuoh671/
Tomempo671/
Tomimpo671/
Tonbgou671/
Tonbouh671/
Toumbaa671/
Toumbat671/
Toumbeu671/
Toummba671/
Toumvou671/
Thombat671/
Thhembo671/
Theumbo671/
Dtoumba671/
Totinbo671/
Tomvouh671/
Tasimbo671/
Tumboch670/

Tombo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tombo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻮtwmbw86.67
ﺗﻤﺒﻮtmbw10
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮtambw3.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tombo
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