Bombu Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

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

Bombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bombu (40) may also be a first name.

Bombu Last Name Facts

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

Bombu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bombu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bombu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,218,745th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Bombu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Bombu reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 40 people.

Bombu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Cuba, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bombou91867/
Bombau9182/
Bombuy9111/
Bombus918/
Bombui917/
Bombut916/
Bhombu916/
Bombeu912/
Boumbu911/
Boumbou83363/
Bosembu83267/
Bombaut8356/
Bombaud8351/
Botembu8342/
Bombouy831/
Bombush831/
Bonmbou831/
Bumbu803,586/
Bambu802,134/
Bomvu80855/
Wombu80519/
Bembu8048/
Uombu802/
Bonbu802/
Bomboust773/
Bombault771/
Boumbuth771/
Bombusch771/
Bombauch770/
Bombouch770/
Bomboo73348/
Bhambu73259/
Bonbou73198/
Bumbut73145/
Bambus73128/
Bambut7392/
Bambau7380/
Mpombu7368/
Buimbu7348/
Bumbui7344/
Baumbu7327/
Bambuu7326/
Bambui7321/
Bumbus7320/
Baambu7320/
Bonbui7319/
Banmbu7314/
Wombou739/
Bambuy737/
Bumbud736/
Bhembu736/
Bomboe735/
Bembuh735/
Bomwui733/
Bambhu733/
Bembeu733/
Bumbau732/
Bambuj732/
Wombuu732/
Bambeu732/
Bambuh731/
Bonbuy731/
Vombut731/
Buumbu731/
Bambud731/
Boonbu731/
Bumbuu731/
Bomwuy731/
Bonbut731/
Boumbauth711/
Bhambhu67403/
Bambuch67397/
Bambust67184/
Batembu67117/
Boonbut6790/
Butembu6782/
Banmbuh6745/
Busembu6721/
Bambush6715/
Bambusz6712/
Wosimbu6711/
Bounbou678/
Mpombou672/
Bambaut672/
Boussembou672/
Bembeuh671/
Bonbouy671/
Batimbu671/
Bumbuch671/
Butimbu671/
Beumbeu671/
Bahambu671/
Boonbou671/

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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
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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 Bombu
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