Ebamu Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ebamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6461:32,1504,334
Uganda5071:77,0018,354
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ebamu (45) may also be a first name.

Ebamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ebamu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 321,376th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,271,554 people. The last name Ebamu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ebamu reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ebamu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 32,150. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 91 percent reside, West Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ebamou9111/
Ebamuh915/
Oebajmu831/
Abamu80515/
Ebomu80125/
Obamu8046/
Ebemu8029/
Ibamu8020/
Evamu805/
Ewamu803/
Abaimu7373/
Ibaimu735/
Obaemu734/
Eswamu732/
Ibaamu731/
Ebhomu731/
Ibamus731/
Obajmu731/
Abamui731/
Ibeamu731/
Ewamou731/
Abhaimu67362/
Eboumou67164/
Eboimau676/
Evasmus675/
Ibhamau673/

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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 Ebamu
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