Maimbu Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maimbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maimbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Maimbu (98) may also be a first name.

Maimbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maimbu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Maimbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maimbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Maimbu is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Maimbu live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 956,749th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 98 people.

The surname Maimbu is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Maimbu is most common in: Western, where 58 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 23 percent reside and Morobe, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayimbu921,609/
Majimbu92145/
Matimbu92132/
Masimbu92124/
Maimbou922/
Mambu9138,080/
Mimbu911,512/
Matimbou8618/
Machimbu865/
Masimbau861/
Mayimbou861/
Mambou838,117/
Mimbui83546/
Mambeu83277/
Muimbu83250/
Mambut83149/
Maumbu8372/
Mambau8367/
Mimbou8345/
Mambui8335/
Mambus8311/
Maembu8311/
Mambhu838/
Maambu835/
Mimbeu834/
Mambuj834/
Mgambu833/
Mambuy831/
Mhambu831/
Mmambu831/
Mambud831/
Maioumbou801/
Mayambu772,378/
Mayumbu77715/
Matembu77681/
Majambu77667/
Masembu77592/
Miyambu77392/
Moimbou77277/
Mujimbu77260/
Mijimbu77247/
Muyambu77201/
Mahambu77145/
Mayembu77144/
Mitimbu77103/
Mayombu7783/
Miyembu7782/
Mahumbu7776/
Muyimbu7764/
Misimbu7736/
Majumbu7712/
Mambout775/
Mimbouh772/
Mitembu771/
Maambou771/
Mahmbou771/
Moyambu771/
Mimbout771/
Mimbouz771/
Mhambau771/
M'Ambau771/
Macembu771/
Hmambut771/
Membu73406/
Manbu73122/
Mamvu7376/
Mahambou71110/
Machembu715/
Mayombou714/
Mayembou712/
Mahwembu711/
Mayumbgu711/
Michembu711/
Mayambau711/
Matinbou711/
Mambouhe711/
Mayembeu711/
Mousimbu711/
Mimbouiy711/
Missimbu711/
Mahiamvu711/
Mayambou711/
Mimboe672,442/
Muembu671,288/
Membou67499/
Moembu67233/
Mamboo6793/
Manbut6783/
Manbou6751/
Moumbu6721/
Mamvou6719/
Mhembu6713/
Membup6713/
Massembou679/
Mmembu677/
Mamboe677/
Mimboo675/
Manbau674/
Manbus672/
Mahacembu671/
Masmvu671/
Mamveu671/
Mamwou671/
Manbuh671/
Mayembeuh671/
Mayoumbou671/
Mitmwu671/
Membeu671/
Membut671/
Mamweu671/
Mgembu671/
Manbud671/

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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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  • 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 Maimbu
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