Bambu Surname

196,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Romania1711:117,41413,028
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Uganda551:709,80535,417
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Australia321:843,61652,533
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Panama251:156,4905,002
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
India171:45,121,493474,784
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Bambú (8) & Bambù (1) are calculated separately.

Bambu (879) may also be a first name.

Bambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bambu (Hindi: बम्बू, Marathi: बांबु, Russian: Бамбу) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bambú or Bambù. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 196,417th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,414,970 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bambu are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,260th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 879 people.

The last name Bambu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Apart from The DR Congo Bambu is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Romania, where 8 percent reside.

Bambu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bambu are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bambu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.01% less than the national average, earning R 38,004 per year and in United States they earn 20.22% less than the national average, earning $34,426 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambú938/
Bambù931/
Bambou91412/
Bhambu91259/
Bambus91128/
Bambut9192/
Bambau9180/
Baumbu9127/
Bambuu9126/
Bambui9121/
Beambu9121/
Baambu9120/
Banmbu9114/
Bambuy917/
Bambhu913/
Baimbu913/
Bambuj912/
Bambeu912/
Bambuh911/
Bambud911/
Bamboux831,020/
Bhambhu83403/
Bambuch83397/
Bambust83184/
Batembu83117/
Bambous8346/
Banmbuh8345/
Bambush8315/
Bainmbu8315/
Bambusz8312/
Bambaut832/
Batimbu831/
Bahambu831/
Batmbou831/
Bambout831/
Wambu802,801/
Bombu80192/
Vambu8070/
Bembu8048/
Bamvu8028/
Banbu8016/
Bambó804/
Bambusch7792/
Baumbush775/
Baumbuch771/
Bambauch771/
Bhambhau771/
Bammbous771/
Baumbout770/
Wambui73224,046/
Mpambu733,402/
Bombou73867/
Bamboo73434/
Wambou73101/
Wambau7370/
Buimbu7348/
Bamboe7347/
Wambuu7330/
Vambou7321/
Banbou7311/
Bombuy7311/
Bombus738/
Bombui737/
Wambeu737/
Bhombu736/
Bombut736/
Banbuh736/
Bhembu736/
Bembuh735/
Banbut735/
Baanbu734/
Bembeu733/
Waimbu733/
Wambut732/
Wambuh732/
Bombeu732/
Bamvou732/
Baimvu732/
Hwambu731/
Banbhu731/
Wambud731/
Vaimbu731/
Uambut731/
Wambuz731/
Boumbu731/
Bhanbu731/
Bamvuh731/
Baumbusch71538/
Baumbauch714/
Baisimbhu711/
Mpambou671,179/
Boumbou67363/
Bosembu67267/
Bhamboo67123/
Bhanbhu6763/
Botembu6742/
Mphambu6731/
Watembu6715/
Wambutt679/
Bambúch679/
Wambout674/
Wambush674/
Wambult673/
Wambuha673/
Waimbou672/
Bombush671/
Banbuch671/
Wambahu671/
Vaimbou671/
Watimbu671/
Wanmbou671/
Wambuui671/
Bembeuh671/
Bonmbou671/
Bombouy671/
Beumbeu671/
Bahamboush671/
Bainbou671/
Bambooh671/
Bambůch671/
Baanbou671/
Waambui671/
Wanmbui671/
Wwambui671/
Wambuch670/

Bambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambu in the Hindi language
बम्बूbambu85.71
बम्बुbambu6.25
बांबूbambu3.57
बंबुbambu2.68
बाँबूbambu0.89
बांबुbambu0.89
Bambu in the Marathi language
बांबुbambu32.35
बंबूbambu26.47
बंबुbambu20.59
बांबूbambu11.76
भाबुbhabu5.88
आंबोambo2.94
Bambu in the Russian language
Бамбуbambu-

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