Konbu Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Konbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4641:275,52610,652
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344

Konbu (14) may also be a first name.

Konbu Last Name Facts

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

Konbu is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Konbu is the 642,034th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Konbu live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 275,526. In Japan Konbu is most common in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Nara Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Japan Konbu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konbou9117/
Konbut9110/
Konhbud831/
Kotnbau831/
Koinbau831/
Kombu801,435/
Kanbu8019/
Kunbu8011/
Konvu801/
Kombou732,204/
Kanbou7356/
Kombau7338/
Kombuy7330/
Khanbu738/
Kunbui737/
Khenbu736/
Kunbud735/
Kunbus735/
Kanbui734/
Kombeu734/
Kanbud733/
Kunbuz733/
Koumbu732/
Kombui732/
Khunbu731/
Koimbu731/
Conbuz731/
Kanbuh731/
Konveu731/
Kossinbou711/
Koumbou67713/
Khanbut67163/
Khunbut67120/
Kõbu6735/
Kombous675/
Kombuha674/
Kombaus672/
Koumbeu672/
Kuombuh672/
Katenbu672/
Kosimbu672/
Kanbouj672/
Kanbhou671/
Koumbuh671/
Kombush671/
Konmboo671/

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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 Konbu
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