Kanbu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanbu (311) may also be a first name.

Kanbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanbu (Hindi: कंबु, Marathi: कांबू) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanbu is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Kanbu reside; 37 percent reside in East Asia and 37 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kanbu is also the 498,315th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 311 people.

The last name Kanbu is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 18,263,470. In Japan Kanbu is most common in: Mie Prefecture, where 57 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Thailand, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanbou9156/
Khanbu918/
Kanbui914/
Kanbud913/
Kanbuh911/
Khanbut83163/
Keanbut833/
Katenbu832/
Kanbouj832/
Kainbud831/
Kanbhou831/
Kanmbou831/
Kambu8022,325/
Konbu80473/
Canbu806/
Kanbouch779/
Kanbouyi771/
Khanbouj771/
Kambou73147,897/
Kaumbu733,725/
Kambeu733,028/
Khambu73980/
Kambui73415/
Kambuy73216/
Kambhu73128/
Kambau73106/
Kaimbu7395/
Kaambu7377/
Kambuj7370/
Kanboe7349/
Kambud7333/
Konbou7317/
Konbut7310/
Canbus738/
Khenbu736/
Canbuy732/
Canbui732/
Kanmpu731/
Qanbus731/
Gqanbu731/
Kaymbu731/
Kambgu731/
Kanboo731/
Canbux730/
Kannboush7117/
Khambhu67556/
Keambou67117/
Khachenbut6759/
Kõbu6735/
Kambuås6727/
Kasembu6722/
Kambouj676/
Kanbooh675/
Qanbous672/
Khambud672/
Kaimbou671/
Khambau671/
Konhbud671/
Kacembu671/
Kaambou671/
Khanboo671/
Kammbou671/
Koinbau671/
Kotnbau671/
Kqambou671/
Kaimbau671/
Khaembu671/
Kambhou671/
Kambuha671/
Quckanbush670/
Canbush670/

Kanbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanbu in the Marathi language
कांबूkambu-
Kanbu in the Hindi language
कंबुkambu75
कंबूkambu25

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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 Kanbu
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