Nambu Surname

124,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7651:41,8585,132
India4381:1,751,29162,738
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Japan2961:431,90613,406
Papua New Guinea1541:52,9466,689
Cameroon1531:135,74615,205
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nambu (1,343) may also be a first name.

Nambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nambu (Hindi: नम्बू, Marathi: नंबु) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,944th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,998,778 people. The surname Nambu is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Nambu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nambu is also the 214,276th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,343 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,765 people, or 1 in 41,858. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.

Nambu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nambu last name are 30.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84% registered to vote for the party.

Nambu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.53% more than the national average, earning $57,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambut913,460/
Ngambu912,949/
Nambou911,181/
Nhambu91529/
Nambuy91157/
Nambau9148/
Nambuu9125/
Nambus9121/
Neambu9119/
Nambhu9113/
Nambeu9111/
Naimbu9111/
Nambuh9110/
Nambui917/
Nambud916/
Naumbu915/
Nnambu912/
Naambu911/
N'Ambu911/
Ngambou838,774/
Nambahu833,628/
Natembu8348/
Gnambou8343/
Ngambuh8324/
Nambaud8322/
Nambuth8315/
Nambuha8313/
Ngaimbu8310/
Nasimbu835/
Nhambau835/
Nambouh835/
Ngambuu834/
Ngambui832/
Nambaut831/
Namnbut831/
Nambutd831/
Namboud831/
Ngambau831/
Naimbuh831/
Nambuch831/
Nanbu8019,480/
Nembu80878/
Nombu8049/
Namvu801/
Namwu801/
Natimbou7720/
Naitembu7712/
Ngnambeu772/
Nambault772/
Ngaïmbou772/
Ngaimbou771/
N'Gambou771/
Ngombu731,049/
Namboo73481/
Nanbut73291/
Nombeu73174/
Nanbou7391/
Namwau7373/
Nombou7334/
Namvou7320/
Nombut7315/
Namboe7310/
Nanbhu736/
Nombau734/
Nganbu733/
Noimbu733/
Nembeu732/
Nombuh732/
Neembu731/
Namvut731/
Noumbu731/
Namvuh731/
Nanbuh731/
Nembau731/
Ngamvu731/
Gnambault71204/
Nachimbuy711/
Noumbou67840/
Ngombou6795/
Nganbeu6745/
Gnombou6730/
Nganbou6725/
Ngainbu6712/
Ngamvou6711/
Gnanbou674/
Ngamwou672/
Nanbush672/
Ngoumbu672/
Nocembu672/
Ngoimbu671/
Nambhoo671/
Nombeut671/
Noumbeu671/
Nanbahu671/
Namuhau671/
Neumbeu671/
Ngombeu671/
Ngonmbu671/
Nnanbut671/
Nombaut671/

Nambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nambu in the Marathi language
नंबुnambu64.29
नंबूnambu28.57
नांबुnambu7.14
Nambu in the Hindi language
नम्बूnambu61.11
नंबूnambu22.22
नम्बुnambu11.11
नंबुnambu5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nambu
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