Dambu Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
India2781:2,759,22885,175
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Zimbabwe1231:125,51416,775
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dâmbu935/
Dambou91444/
Dambui91359/
Dambut91125/
Deambu91123/
Dambus91103/
Dhambu9150/
Dambau9121/
Dambhu9119/
Daimbu918/
Dambuu914/
Dambud913/
Dambuy912/
Daembu911/
Tdeambu8375/
Dammbou831/
Dambuch830/
Dembu80496/
Damvu80235/
Dombu80167/
Danbu8035/
Dambouch771/
Dambauch771/
Dombou73729/
Dombeu73399/
Danbau73315/
Tdembu7382/
Danbou7367/
Danbus7331/
Dombuu7318/
Dombus7314/
Damboe7311/
Dhembu738/
Danbuu737/
Dombut736/
Danbuy735/
Dembuy733/
Danbut731/
Danbui731/
Doimbu731/
Dembuh731/
Danbuz730/
Doumbou67407/
Deumbou6720/
Dombush673/
Doumbui673/
Danbous673/
Donmbou672/
Doumbeu672/
Danbouh672/
Dombeue671/
Dombouh671/
Danbout671/
Danbahu671/
Dhombhu671/
Dombaus671/
Dainbhu671/
Dhanbuy671/

Dambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dambu in the Hindi language
दम्बूdambu50
डम्बूdambu50
Dambu in the Marathi language
दंबुdambu50
डांबुdambu33.33
डंबुdambu16.67
Dambu in the Oriya language
ଡୁdu49.84
ଡୁମାଝୀdumajhi15.56
ଡୁଖରାdukhara6.98
ଡୁମାଝିdumajhi5.4
ଡୁଖିଲdukhila5.08
ଡୁପାିdupai3.81
ଡୁପରଜାduparaja3.17
ଡୁଜାନିdujani3.17
ଡକ଼୍ୁdaqu0.95
ଡନ୍ୁdanu0.63
ଡଂବୁdambu0.63
ଡଵ୍ୁdavu0.32
ଡକ୍ୁdaku0.32
ରାମrama0.32
ଡଦ୍ୁdadu0.32
ଡଅୁdaau0.32
ଡତ୍ୁdatu0.32
ଡଚ୍ୁdacu0.32
Dambu in the Russian language
Дамбуdambu-

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