Hambu Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Hambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2221:71,3966,193
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
India51:153,413,076951,030
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Hambu (179) may also be a first name.

Hambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hambu (Arabic: هامبو, Hindi: हांबू, Marathi: हंबु) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hambu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 619,831st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Hambu live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Hambu is also the 681,368th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 179 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 71,396. In Zambia Hambu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 69 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khambu91980/
Chambu91676/
Hambut91218/
Hambou9124/
Hambus9122/
Hambau9112/
Hambeu9112/
Hambuh914/
Ahambu913/
Hambuy910/
Ambu893,970/
Khambhu83556/
Hambuch83359/
Chambou83128/
Hambouz83120/
Chambeu83117/
Hahambu8336/
Chambus8315/
Chambau837/
Chambut834/
Hambous833/
Chambud832/
Hamboud832/
Cheambu831/
Hambout831/
Hambuuy831/
Chambuy831/
Heambut831/
Khambau831/
Gambu804,452/
Jambu803,017/
Ambeu802,040/
Ambus801,434/
Ambau801,343/
Ambou80932/
Ambut80598/
Ambui80564/
Ambuj80258/
Hembu80120/
Ambuh80116/
Aimbu8066/
Hombu8065/
Ambuy8050/
Ambud8030/
Ambhu8011/
Aumbu806/
Ambuz805/
Hanbu803/
Ambuu802/
Aymbu801/
Aambu801/
Ammbu801/
Țambu801/
Ambuš801/
Ambgu801/
Chambaud771,493/
Haitembu771,400/
Chambaut77131/
Chamboux7790/
Hachimbu7757/
Chambeux7716/
Hamboush7711/
Hambouth776/
Chambous775/
Chambuss772/
Chambhau771/
Khambhuj771/
Kheambuh771/
Chambouy771/
Chambuha771/
Heambout771/
Chambout770/
Gambou732,879/
Jambou73989/
Ambush73544/
Jambau73502/
Chombu73120/
Gambau73108/
Chamvu7389/
Ambaud7382/
Khamvu7355/
Ambouh7354/
Jambhu7352/
Jambui7349/
Hombut7345/
Gambhu7341/
Ambust7324/
Chambó7313/
Heembu7312/
Asembu7310/
Khanbu738/
Ambuus737/
Jambuy736/
Hombau735/
Asimbu734/
Hanbou734/
Chanbu734/
Ambuth734/
Eambut734/
Aumbou733/
Hanbut733/
Ambuid733/
Ambhuj732/
Hombus732/
Amboud732/
Ambous732/
Ambusz732/
Hanbuz732/
Jambeu731/
Hembuj731/
Gaimbu731/
Aambhu731/
Ambaus731/
Aumbuu731/
Hombou731/
Hembau731/
Gambuh731/
Ambuhz731/
Ambgau731/
Amnbou731/
Atimbu731/
Aambut731/
Amnbau731/
Aumbut731/
Hombud731/
Hanbus730/
Chambault71685/
Haitembuh711/
Chahambou711/
Cheambudd711/
Haumbauch710/
Anbu672,682/
Ombu67994/
Embu67826/
Chombut67261/
Chaimbault67219/
Aitembu67163/
Chanbut67132/
Ambouha67115/
Choombu6738/
Chombou6738/
Hanbuch6733/
Houmbou6733/
Khamboo6732/
Amvu6730/
Ambusth6710/
Hanbouz679/
Amwu677/
Ambouss676/
Chanbup676/
Chamboo674/
Ambouth674/
Assimbu674/
Chombuu674/
Ambouhe672/
Hanbutt672/
Chanbou672/
Hoombau671/
Chombus671/
Chanbhu671/
Heimbuh671/
Asimbui671/
Chanbus671/
Choumbu671/
Houmbeu671/
Hombaut671/
Jeambeu671/
Hanbous671/
Gaimbou671/
Gammbou671/
Chombeu671/
Chanbui671/
Chanbud671/
Chombhu671/

Hambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hambu in the Hindi language
हांबूhambu66.67
हांबुhambu16.67
हम्बूhambu16.67
Hambu in the Marathi language
हंबुhambu33.33
हांबूhambu22.22
हांबुhambu22.22
हंबूhambu22.22
Hambu in the Arabic language
هامبوhambw-

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