Edambo Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178

Edambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edambo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edambo reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idambo83410/
Adambo83141/
Edombo8389/
Edamba8321/
Edembo8312/
Odambo834/
Edanbo831/
Hedamba77132/
Edoumbo7742/
Odhambo7718/
Adhambo775/
Odeambo772/
Idamboh771/
Adambou771/
Adhaimbo7119/
Odhaimbo7114/
Odhhambo711/
Hedammba711/
Adamba671,644/
Odembo67877/
Edemba67669/
Adembo67120/
Adombo67116/
Idamba6765/
Odombo6755/
Odamba6733/
Edomba6710/
Adanbo679/
Idombo676/
Idembo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Edambo
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