Embu Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Embu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2601:508,65141,493
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India741:10,365,748197,751
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Embú (2) are calculated separately.

Embu (256) may also be a first name.

Embu Last Name Facts

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

Embu (Russian: Ембу) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Embú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embu? popularity and diffusion

Embu is the 420,074th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Embu are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 556,659th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 256 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 508,651. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 70 percent are found, North Maluku, where 8 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Embu Last Name Statistics demography

Embu earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning 407,500 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embú922/
Embus891,398/
Jembu89452/
Embut89298/
Gembu89193/
Embau89124/
Hembu89120/
Yembu8998/
Embou8971/
Embuz8947/
Embud8914/
Embui8914/
Embuh8913/
Embgu893/
Embeu892/
Embuy892/
Itembu80474/
Hembus80208/
Hembut8085/
Yembou8061/
Jembau8023/
Yembuu8019/
Ihembu8013/
Yembuh8013/
Gembuh8012/
Heembu8012/
Yembeu8010/
Gembau807/
Jembut807/
Jembuh804/
Eambut804/
Emboud803/
Embout803/
Gembou803/
Embush802/
Hembou802/
Hembuj801/
Embouh801/
Hembau801/
Etembu801/
Embaus801/
Jembus801/
Jembuu801/
Ambu753,970/
Imbu751,182/
Ombu75994/
Enbu75534/
Ymbu755/
Emvu754/
Jmbu751/
Iitembu73631/
Aitembu73163/
Jeambut7324/
Yitembu7321/
Hembuch739/
Embusch734/
Iheambu733/
Ytembeu732/
Heimbuh731/
E'Mboud731/
Embouth731/
Emboutt731/
Jeambeu731/
Jeumbeu731/
Jeumbou731/
Yembouh731/
Embault731/
Echembu731/
Etembou731/
Jiembus731/
Heambut731/
Ombui678,004/
Yimbu674,165/
Ambeu672,040/
Haitembu671,400/
Ambau671,343/
Heimbuch671,272/
Imbus67709/
Ambui67564/
Hambu67496/
Gimbu67384/
Ombuh67347/
Jimbu67342/
Himbu67330/
Yombu67298/
Genbu67235/
Imbou67151/
Imbuh67147/
Imbud67122/
Ambuh67116/
Einbu67111/
Aimbu6766/
Hombu6765/
Jîmbu6753/
Ambuy6750/
Imbau6737/
Emwau6736/
Imbut6731/
Imbuy6722/
Heimbush6717/
Jenbu6715/
Imbui6713/
Yenbu6712/
Ambhu6711/
Emboe678/
Enbus678/
Henbu677/
Enbau676/
Jmbou674/
Enbut674/
Emboo674/
Imbuz673/
Ombuy672/
Eanbu671/
Em'bouha671/
Aymbu671/
Aambu671/
Ammbu671/
Yetimbou671/
Onmbu671/
Hembusch671/
Ytembeuh671/
Ymbeu671/
Țambu671/
Embús671/
Emvus671/
Emwuu671/
Ombau671/
Essembou671/
Heembush671/
Heambout671/
Heembuch670/

Embu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embu in the Russian language
Ембуembu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Embu
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