Lembau Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lembau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lembau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lembau (24) may also be a first name.

Lembau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lembau (Oriya: େଲାଉ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lembau.

How Common Is The Last Name Lembau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Lembau reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lembau is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Lembau is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lembayu9224/
Lemba9125,809/
Lembu911,386/
Luemba8327,908/
Loemba8324,137/
Lembas83512/
Liemba83364/
Lembah83312/
Hlemba83279/
Lembut83222/
Lembat83128/
Limbau83118/
Lambau8387/
Laemba8348/
Lembai8346/
Lembus8337/
Liembu8334/
Leamba8324/
Lembou8313/
Luembu836/
Leimba835/
Lombau835/
Leumba835/
Lembea835/
Lembeu834/
Lembui834/
Lembhu832/
Lembay832/
Lenmba832/
Lhemba832/
Lembha831/
Lehmba831/
Lembaa831/
Leemba831/
Leambu831/
Lembaś831/
Lemboa831/
Lembue831/
Lembuy831/
Hlembu831/
Loembu831/
Lembaz831/
Lmbu802/
Lmba801/
Lembach77976/
Lembaji7789/
Lemboia7771/
Leumbou7765/
Lambayu7742/
Lembuch7736/
Limbaus7715/
Lembaid7714/
Lembayo777/
Lembuya775/
Lembeya775/
Lembuji773/
Lembaja773/
Lambahu773/
Lembaye773/
Lambaue773/
Lembayd773/
Lembija772/
Lambaju771/
Lembiya771/
D'Lemba771/
Limbeau771/
Limbayu771/
Laembay771/
Lembacz771/
Lembawe771/
Lembayi771/
Lemboya771/
Liembah771/
Liembuo771/
Loembha771/
Lemboue771/
Limbu73218,666/
Lamba7342,506/
Lembo7314,580/
Lomba7312,941/
Limba738,685/
Lambu733,732/
Lombu733,539/
Lymba73552/
Lenba73144/
Lemwa7374/
Lemvu7341/
Lemua7314/
Lymbu7310/
Lembá7310/
Lemwu739/
Lmbat734/
Lömbu733/
Lõmbu733/
Lmbut732/
Lümba731/
Lmbas731/
Lemva731/
Leimbach713,880/
Lehmbach7141/
Lejmbach7117/
Limbauth714/
Limbauch711/
Liembaji711/
Lembayop711/
Lembouss711/
Lemboutt711/
D'Leimba711/
Leambaye711/
Laembaye711/
Leumboue711/
Lemmbach711/
Lembaiyo711/
Lemuayut711/
Limbad672,979/
Liomba671,358/
Llamba671,125/
Liamba671,010/
Limbat67745/
Lambea67718/
Limbas67676/
Lambay67675/
Limbut67653/
Limbai67522/
Hlamba67436/
Luimbu67420/
Lambai67348/
Liambu67312/
Lembei67278/
Lemway67274/
Luimba67236/
Lambha67195/
Lombai67162/
Lambah67137/
Limbay67122/
Hlomba67122/
Lemwai67121/
Lombay67101/
Liembo6784/
Laamba6780/
Lembod6778/
Luembo6776/
Limboa6764/
Lembey6763/
Lemboh6762/
Lemboe6759/
Lembee6759/
Lyomba6757/
Lemboy6755/
Lambui6754/
Lombah6754/
Lombea6749/
Lambaa6744/
Lemboo6744/
Limbud6741/
Limbah6736/
Lambhu6730/
Loimba6730/
Laimba6729/
Limbhu6728/
Laimbu6728/
Limbou6725/
Lemwas6724/
Limbus6723/
Lembie6723/
Lembos6717/
Lammba6716/
Lembop6714/
Lembot6712/
Limmbu6711/
Leembo6710/
Limbha6710/
Lambeu6710/
Laembo6710/
Limbuh6710/
Lenbou6710/
Lymbas679/
Lembej678/
Lemboi677/
Lymbou677/
Lambaj675/
Lambuh675/
Limbuu674/
Luumbu674/
Hlymba674/
Lommba673/
Lembye673/
Leambo673/
Lemwua673/
Limbaj672/
Lhamba672/
Limbuo672/
Lombaa672/
Llomba672/
Limbaa672/
Limbui671/
Limnbu671/
Lijmbu671/
Linmbu671/
Lienba671/
Lambuy671/
Lemnwu671/
Laambu671/
Lemuea671/
Leemwa671/
Llimba671/
Lombuy671/
Liombu671/
Lahmbu671/
Lambaï671/
Lenbas671/
Lenbaz671/
Limbeu671/
Lombha671/
Luymba671/
Lembho671/
Lemvay670/
Lemveu670/
Leimbo670/
Limbea670/

Lembau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lembau in the Oriya language
େଲାଉela'u33.33
େବେହରାebehara16.67
େଲାଊela'u16.67
େଭାଈebha'i16.67
େଭାଇebha'i16.67

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