Dombu Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Norway

Dombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Norway371:138,98117,684
India241:31,961,058386,265
France91:7,380,302306,885
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dombu (1,072) may also be a first name.

Dombu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dombu (Russian: Домбу, Tibetan: དོམ་བུ།) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dombu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dombu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Dombu reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dombu is also the 244,199th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,072 people.

The last name Dombu is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 288,459. In Cameroon Dombu is most common in: Centre Region, where 47 percent live, Littoral Region, where 35 percent live and West Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Dombu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dombu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning 307,413 kr per year and in United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dombou91729/
Dombeu91399/
Dombuu9118/
Dombus9114/
Dombut916/
Doimbu911/
Doumbou83407/
Doumbui833/
Dombush833/
Doumbeu832/
Donmbou832/
Dhombhu831/
Dombouh831/
Dombeue831/
Dombaus831/
Dumbu802,412/
Dambu801,142/
Dembu80496/
Dombó8049/
Domvu8027/
Donbu8014/
Dâmbu805/
Doumbouy77153/
Dombusch774/
Doumbeuh771/
Dombaush770/
Dombauch770/
Dambou73444/
Dambui73359/
Domboe73322/
Dhumbu73153/
Dambut73125/
Dambus73103/
Tdembu7382/
Donbou7358/
Dhambu7350/
Dambau7321/
Dambhu7319/
Dhembu738/
Dambuu734/
Dumbut734/
Dembuy733/
Dambud733/
Dumbau732/
Dambuy732/
Dumbou732/
Dembuh731/
Dumbhu731/
Duumbu731/
Domwou731/
Dombói731/
Dumbuy731/
Dumbus731/
Daembu731/
Doumbouyz711/
Dutembu6727/
Deumbou6720/
Dounbou679/
Domveus672/
Dhonbup671/
Donbouy671/
Dammbou671/
Dusembu671/
Dumbush671/
Donbush670/
Dambuch670/

Dombu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dombu in the Tibetan language
དོམ་བུ།dombu-
Dombu in the Russian language
Домбуdombu-

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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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  • 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 Dombu
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