Mbamu Surname
Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname
Mbamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| Cameroon | 390 | 1:53,254 | 6,936 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbamu (33) may also be a first name.
Mbamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbamu occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbamu? popularity and diffusion
Mbamu is the 325,054th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbamu live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbamou | 91 | 174 | / |
| Nmbamu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mbamau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbamut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbameu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbamgu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbhamau | 83 | 2 | / |
| M'Bamou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaimou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaïmou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbammou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbameuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbomu | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mwamu | 80 | 113 | / |
| Mbemu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Muamu | 80 | 52 | / |
| Nbamu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mvamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaimu | 73 | 4,118 | / |
| Mbomou | 73 | 22 | / |
| Muamud | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mwamau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Muammu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbhemu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwamui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbemeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Bomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbamoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbamoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbomeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboumeu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbeumou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mboumou | 67 | 41 | / |
| M'Bomou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbeumeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbommeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwamaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbemmeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbomouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbommou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muammud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mbamu
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