Tombwe Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Tombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Tombwe (52) may also be a first name.
Tombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tombwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tombwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Tombwe? popularity and diffusion
Tombwe is the 853,416th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tombwe are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread given name globally, held by 52 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambwe | 83 | 66,424 | / |
| Tumbwe | 83 | 4,099 | / |
| Tembwe | 83 | 2,370 | / |
| Tombwa | 83 | 206 | / |
| Tombue | 83 | 13 | / |
| Tompwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tonbwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tombve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thambwe | 77 | 999 | / |
| Teembwe | 77 | 41 | / |
| Thumbwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tomboue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tambwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thombwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toumbue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tombuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambwwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambw | 73 | 27 | / |
| Thammbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambue | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Tambwa | 67 | 553 | / |
| Tembue | 67 | 364 | / |
| Tumbwi | 67 | 250 | / |
| Tambve | 67 | 81 | / |
| Tanbwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tampwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tumbue | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tombui | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tambwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tumbwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tambbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tambwé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tompwa | 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 Tombwe
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