Edambo Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Edambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
Edambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edambo is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Edambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edambo live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 39 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idambo | 83 | 410 | / |
| Adambo | 83 | 141 | / |
| Edombo | 83 | 89 | / |
| Edamba | 83 | 21 | / |
| Edembo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Odambo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Edanbo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hedamba | 77 | 132 | / |
| Edoumbo | 77 | 42 | / |
| Odhambo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Adhambo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Odeambo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Idamboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adambou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adhaimbo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Odhaimbo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Odhhambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hedammba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adamba | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Odembo | 67 | 877 | / |
| Edemba | 67 | 669 | / |
| Adembo | 67 | 120 | / |
| Adombo | 67 | 116 | / |
| Idamba | 67 | 65 | / |
| Odombo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Odamba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Edomba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Adanbo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Idombo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Idembo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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