Hombu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hombu (21) may also be a first name.

Hombu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hombu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hombu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hombu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Hombu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Hombu live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Northern, where 84 percent live, East Sepik, where 15 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chombu91120/
Hombut9145/
Hombau915/
Hombus912/
Hombou911/
Hombud911/
Ombu89994/
Chombut83261/
Choombu8338/
Chombou8338/
Houmbou8333/
Chombuu834/
Hoombau831/
Chombus831/
Choumbu831/
Houmbeu831/
Hombaut831/
Chombeu831/
Chombhu831/
Ombui808,004/
Honbu802,438/
Gombu801,089/
Hambu80496/
Humbu80400/
Ombuh80347/
Ombou80259/
Jombu80201/
Hembu80120/
Ombus8081/
Ombut8015/
Ombuy802/
Uombu802/
Ombgu801/
Onmbu801/
Ombud801/
Ombau801/
Choumbou7756/
Houmbouy7717/
Chotembu778/
Chombaut772/
Hosembus771/
Chombuch771/
Chumbu731,451/
Khambu73980/
Gombau73718/
Chambu73676/
Khumbu73221/
Hambut73218/
Homboe73116/
Honbut7362/
Gombou7340/
Hambou7324/
Hambus7322/
Oumbou7318/
Hambau7312/
Hambeu7312/
Heembu7312/
Ombuih736/
Chonbu736/
Khomvu734/
Hambuh734/
Oumbut734/
Ahambu733/
Ombaut732/
Chombó732/
Humbau732/
Hembuj731/
Humbeu731/
Honbou731/
Humbuh731/
Humbus731/
Homvou731/
Hembau731/
Otembu731/
Gombhu731/
Gombuh731/
Omboud731/
Hambuy730/
Ombush730/
Humbut730/
Umbu675,317/
Ambu673,970/
Embu67826/
Khambhu67556/
Onbu67460/
Hambuch67359/
Chuumbu67317/
Chonbut67280/
Chambou67128/
Hambouz67120/
Chambeu67117/
Chumbut6770/
Goumbou6739/
Hahambu6736/
Chambus6715/
Joumbou6713/
Chomwut6712/
Chambau677/
Chambut674/
Hambous673/
Chumbau672/
Omwu672/
Chambud672/
Chumbou672/
Khomboo672/
Ombú672/
Hamboud672/
Chumbuy671/
Uchembu671/
Chunmbu671/
Houmvou671/
Juombuh671/
Hambout671/
Hambuuy671/
Gombeuh671/
Eoumbou671/
Chonbou671/
Chambuy671/
Chumbud671/
Chomboo671/
Khambau671/
Chumbus670/

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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 Hombu
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