Imbus Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Imbus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2621:79,2719,721
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Colombia1451:329,4765,957
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Imbús (1) are calculated separately.

Imbus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imbus is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as: Imbús. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 472,684th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname Imbus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Imbus live; 37 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Imbus is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 79,271. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Colombia, where 20 percent reside.

Imbus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Imbus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Imbus surname rose 3,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Imbus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Imbus last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Imbus earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $21,571,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbús931/
Imbush9194/
Gimbus9139/
Himbus913/
Imbu891,182/
Imbusch83563/
Jiembus831/
Gimbous831/
Yimbu804,165/
Embus801,398/
Gimbu80384/
Jimbu80342/
Himbu80330/
Imbou80151/
Imbuh80147/
Imbud80122/
Imbos8083/
Aimbu8066/
Imbau8037/
Imbut8031/
Imbuy8022/
Imbui8013/
Umbus8012/
Imbuz803/
Imbuc802/
Inbus802/
Heimbush7717/
Yimbou73635/
Itembu73474/
Imbaud73462/
Jimbau73421/
Gembus73407/
Hembus73208/
Himbau73156/
Imbaut7335/
Jimbos7330/
Gimbou7315/
Jimbut737/
Gimbau737/
Jimbui736/
Himbou735/
Yimbeu735/
Imbouh735/
Jimbuc733/
Imbout732/
Jimbou732/
Embush732/
Umbush731/
Jimbuu731/
Gaimbu731/
Gimbui731/
Embaus731/
Yimbut731/
Isimbu731/
Eumbus731/
Yimbui731/
Hinbus731/
Itimbu731/
Imbaux731/
Humbus731/
Inbush730/
Heimbusch711/
Imbault671,684/
Embu67826/
Inbu67266/
Aitembu67163/
Ichimbu6748/
Himbaut6742/
Umbusch6738/
Yitembu6721/
Gembusz6713/
Inbusch6713/
Itimbou677/
Imvu676/
Ymbu675/
Embusch674/
Yimebou671/
Jmbu671/
Gaimbou671/
Umbaush671/
Heimbuh671/
Himbaud670/
Einbush670/

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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 Imbus
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