Fombu Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2041:101,80912,019
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Fombu (10) may also be a first name.

Fombu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fombu occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fombu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. Fombu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Fombu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fombu is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 101,809. In Cameroon Fombu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 34 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Fombu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fombu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Fombu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.66% less than the national average, earning $32,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fombuh9121/
Fombut9117/
Fombou9113/
Fombui914/
Fombau913/
Fombeu912/
Fombus911/
Foumbou834/
Foumbuh831/
Fonmbeu831/
Fombeuh831/
Fombouh831/
Fumbu80170/
Fonbu809/
Fambu808/
Fembu805/
Foinmbuh771/
Fambou73335/
Fambeu7376/
Fumbui7355/
Phombu7319/
Fonbui7316/
Fumbuh739/
Fambut731/
Fonbeu731/
Foinbu731/
Fomboe731/
Fonbus731/
Phombut6728/
Feumbeu6722/
Phombud675/
Feumbou672/
Founbou671/
Fambuis671/
Fumbush670/
Fumbult670/

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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 Fombu
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