Elambu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Elambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Elambu (36) may also be a first name.
Elambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elambu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elambu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Elambu reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Elambu is most common in: Western Highlands, where 57 percent reside, Enga, where 39 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelambu | 92 | 80 | / |
| Elyambu | 92 | 78 | / |
| Helambu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Ilambu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Alambu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Elembu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Olambu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Elhambout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilambou | 77 | 117 | / |
| Ilambui | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gelanbu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jilambu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aliambu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gilambu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alhambu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Allambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elamboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilambuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aalambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Islambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eloumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eilembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yolambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allambhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alembu | 67 | 192 | / |
| Ilembu | 67 | 138 | / |
| Alombu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ilombu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Islambutt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahalambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olembu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilanbu | 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
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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 Elambu
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