Fembu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Fembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fembu has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fembu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fembu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fembu is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fembou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Feumbeu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Fuenmbu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Feumbou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fienmbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vembu | 80 | 322 | / |
| Fombu | 80 | 221 | / |
| Fimbu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Fambu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Femvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fenbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fambeu | 73 | 76 | / |
| Phembu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Fimbou | 73 | 55 | / |
| Fombuh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Fombui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vembhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fombau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fombeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fiombu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fenbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fienbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhembu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fmvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fienbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fombouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fombeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenbush | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fembu
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