Itembu Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Itembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4441:5,4271,031
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Itembu Last Name Facts

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

Itembu is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Itembu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Itembu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Itembu live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Itembu is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 5,427. In Namibia Itembu is primarily concentrated in: Khomas Region, where 39 percent live, Oshikoto Region, where 33 percent live and Omusati Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Namibia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aitembu92163/
Yitembu9221/
Gitembu922/
Ithembu921/
Haitembu861,400/
Itambu832,372/
Utembu834/
Etembu831/
Itimbu831/
Imbu801,182/
Embu80826/
Haitembuh801/
Itimbou777/
Ytembeu772/
Gitimbu772/
Etembou771/
Uthembu771/
Yimbu734,165/
Embus731,398/
Imbus73709/
Gimbu73384/
Jimbu73342/
Himbu73330/
Embut73298/
Gembu73193/
Imbou73151/
Embau73124/
Imbud73122/
Hembu73120/
Embou7371/
Aimbu7366/
Embuz7347/
Imbau7337/
Imbut7331/
Imbuy7322/
Embui7314/
Embud7314/
Imbui7313/
Imbuz733/
Embgu733/
Embeu732/
Embuy732/
Aitambou7113/
Haitenbu711/
Ithimbui711/
Githimbu711/
Ytembeuh711/
Yimbou67635/
Imbaud67462/
Jimbau67421/
Hembus67208/
Himbau67156/
Imbush6794/
Hembut6785/
Imbaut6735/
Gimbou6715/
Heembu6712/
Gembuh6712/
Gembau677/
Gimbau677/
Jimbut677/
Jimbui676/
Imbouh675/
Yimbeu675/
Himbou675/
Eambut674/
Gembou673/
Embout673/
Himbus673/
Emboud673/
Embush672/
Imbout672/
Hembou672/
Jimbou672/
Yimbut671/
Embaus671/
Gimbui671/
Hembuj671/
Embouh671/
Gaimbu671/
Isimbu671/
Etombu671/
Imbaux671/
Hembau671/
Yimbui671/
Utambu671/
Ienbau670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Itembu
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