Tombofa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tombofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tombofa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
England21:27,859,030389,889

Tombofa (11) may also be a first name.

Tombofa Last Name Facts

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

Tombofa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tombofa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tombofa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tombofa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent live, Rivers, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombofah9354/
Tombohfa931/
Tonbofa8648/
Tombafa8617/
Tambofa862/
Tembofa861/
Tonbofah8020/
Tonboufa802/
Tombafah801/
Tonbafa7110/
Tonbofoh671/
Tumbapho5315/
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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 Tombofa
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