Banboh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Banboh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banboh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Banboh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banboh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Banboh.

How Common Is The Last Name Banboh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Banboh are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Banboh is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamboh8339/
Banbah834/
Baimboh7718/
Bambooh771/
Bahanbo771/
Bajmboh771/
Bambo7348,897/
Baembo67624/
Bambot67509/
Bamboo67434/
Bambou67412/
Bamboa67337/
Bamboi67225/
Bambha67205/
Baimbo67160/
Bambah6762/
Bomboh6745/
Bhambo6739/
Bambos6720/
Bamboj6714/
Bambho6712/
Bambod6711/
Bamboy6710/
Hbambo671/
Baambo671/
Bambuo671/
Beambo671/
Bgambo671/
Bemboh671/
Basmbo671/

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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
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  • 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 Banboh
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