Jamhu Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Jamhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 127 | 1:121,561 | 16,372 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Jamhu (93) may also be a first name.
Jamhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamhu (Hindi: जम्हू) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamhu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jamhu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jamhu is also the 986,211th most common first name worldwide, borne by 93 people.
The surname Jamhu is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 121,561. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Jamhu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamhu in the Hindi language | ||
| जम्हू | jamhu | 57.14 |
| जम्हु | jamhu | 42.86 |
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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 Jamhu
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