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 last name Hambou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hambou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hambou is the 4,034,050th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Hambou occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Hambou live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Hambou is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 67 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Far North Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent live and Cyprus, where 4 percent live.
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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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