Arembu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Arembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Arembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arembu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Arembu.

How Common Is The Last Name Arembu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Arembu reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Arembu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 88 percent are found and Central, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 47 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aerembu921/
Armbu9148/
Arambu83491/
Arombu83327/
Erembu8341/
Arimbu8320/
Armbut832/
Armbus830/
Auremboux8018/
Aurembout8015/
Arambau7717/
Armbust773/
Arambui772/
Aruymbu771/
Arymbud771/
Aermbou771/
Arombuh771/
Arenbou771/
Aerambu771/
Eriembu771/
Arambhu771/
Harimbu771/
Armbush770/
Harmbut770/
Ormbu731/
Gorembeu7153/
Argimbau715/
Erreymbu711/
Ohrembus711/
Orhembau711/
Erambu675/
Arambú674/
Orombu672/
Gormbu671/
Arambù671/
Aurenboux671/
Harambhau671/

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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 Arembu
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