Dambu Surname
Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname
Dambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| India | 278 | 1:2,759,228 | 85,175 |
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Indonesia | 127 | 1:1,041,332 | 75,890 |
| Zimbabwe | 123 | 1:125,514 | 16,775 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
The alternate forms: Dâmbu (5) are calculated separately.
Dambu (1,740) may also be a first name.
Dambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dambu (Hindi: दम्बू, Marathi: दंबु, Oriya: ଡୁ, Russian: Дамбу) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dâmbu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dambu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dambu is the 325,707th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,381,389 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Dambu are found; 31 percent are found in Central Africa and 31 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,817th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,740 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 211,689. Other than The DR Congo Dambu occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dâmbu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Dambou | 91 | 444 | / |
| Dambui | 91 | 359 | / |
| Dambut | 91 | 125 | / |
| Deambu | 91 | 123 | / |
| Dambus | 91 | 103 | / |
| Dhambu | 91 | 50 | / |
| Dambau | 91 | 21 | / |
| Dambhu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Daimbu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Dambuu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dambud | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dambuy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Daembu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tdeambu | 83 | 75 | / |
| Dammbou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dambuch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dembu | 80 | 496 | / |
| Damvu | 80 | 235 | / |
| Dombu | 80 | 167 | / |
| Danbu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Dambouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dambauch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dombou | 73 | 729 | / |
| Dombeu | 73 | 399 | / |
| Danbau | 73 | 315 | / |
| Tdembu | 73 | 82 | / |
| Danbou | 73 | 67 | / |
| Danbus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Dombuu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Dombus | 73 | 14 | / |
| Damboe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dhembu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Danbuu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dombut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Danbuy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dembuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Danbut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danbui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doimbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dembuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danbuz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doumbou | 67 | 407 | / |
| Deumbou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dombush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doumbui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Danbous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Donmbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doumbeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Danbouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dombeue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dombouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danbout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danbahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhombhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dombaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dainbhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhanbuy | 67 | 1 | / |
Dambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dambu in the Hindi language | ||
| दम्बू | dambu | 50 |
| डम्बू | dambu | 50 |
| Dambu in the Marathi language | ||
| दंबु | dambu | 50 |
| डांबु | dambu | 33.33 |
| डंबु | dambu | 16.67 |
| Dambu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡୁ | du | 49.84 |
| ଡୁମାଝୀ | dumajhi | 15.56 |
| ଡୁଖରା | dukhara | 6.98 |
| ଡୁମାଝି | dumajhi | 5.4 |
| ଡୁଖିଲ | dukhila | 5.08 |
| ଡୁପାି | dupai | 3.81 |
| ଡୁପରଜା | duparaja | 3.17 |
| ଡୁଜାନି | dujani | 3.17 |
| ଡକ଼୍ୁ | daqu | 0.95 |
| ଡନ୍ୁ | danu | 0.63 |
| ଡଂବୁ | dambu | 0.63 |
| ଡଵ୍ୁ | davu | 0.32 |
| ଡକ୍ୁ | daku | 0.32 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.32 |
| ଡଦ୍ୁ | dadu | 0.32 |
| ଡଅୁ | daau | 0.32 |
| ଡତ୍ୁ | datu | 0.32 |
| ଡଚ୍ୁ | dacu | 0.32 |
| Dambu in the Russian language | ||
| Дамбу | dambu | - |
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