Hambou Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Hambou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hambou (19) may also be a first name.
Hambou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hambou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hambou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hambou.
How Common Is The Last Name Hambou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hambou is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Hambou is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Hambou reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Hambou is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Hambou is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 67 percent are found, Centre Region, where 13 percent are found and Far North Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent are found and Cyprus, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Hambou
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