Barambu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Barambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Barambu (27) may also be a first name.

Barambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barambu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Barambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Barambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Barambu are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Barambu is primarily found in: Gombe, where 94 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bharambeu881/
Baranbu861/
Warambu861/
Wareambu803/
Wairambu801/
Baroumbou755/
Berembu711/
Berembou671/
Berrembou634/
Bouroumbou597/

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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 Barambu
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