Nembu Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8011:25,9293,533
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nembu (112) may also be a first name.

Nembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nembu (Hindi: नेम्बू, Marathi: नबु) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nembu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 400,385th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nembu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nembu is also the 885,979th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 112 people.

The surname Nembu is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 25,929. In Cameroon Nembu is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 84 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 7 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Nembu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngembu9172/
Nembou9134/
Niembu9121/
Neambu9119/
Nembus915/
Nembeu912/
Nembau911/
Neembu911/
Ngembou8318/
Nuembui838/
Nembout831/
Nemboud831/
Neumbeu831/
Ngembuh831/
Nambu803,646/
Nimbu80209/
Nombu8049/
Nenbu804/
Nymbu801/
Nhambu73529/
Ngimbu73329/
Nimbut73179/
Nombeu73174/
Nambuy73157/
Nambau7348/
Nimbus7322/
Nimbou7320/
Nambhu7313/
Naimbu7311/
Nambeu7311/
Nimbeu7310/
Nambuh7310/
Nenbou739/
Nambui737/
Nyombu735/
Nimbuh734/
Nombau734/
Nimbau733/
Noimbu733/
Nimbui733/
Nombuh732/
Nnambu732/
N'Ambu731/
Nimbuu731/
Naambu731/
Nimbud731/
Nymbeu731/
Nenbeu731/
Nambahu673,628/
Nyombui6711/
Ngaimbu6710/
Nambouh675/
Nhambau675/
Naimbuh671/
Nimbouh671/
Nyombeu671/
Ngoimbu671/
Gnimbou671/

Nembu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nembu in the Marathi language
नबुnabu-
Nembu in the Hindi language
नेम्बूnembu85.71
नेमबुnemabu7.14
नेम्बूलालnembulala7.14

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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 Nembu
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