Nembu Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Nembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 801 | 1:25,929 | 3,533 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngembu | 91 | 72 | / |
| Nembou | 91 | 34 | / |
| Niembu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Neambu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Nembus | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nembeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nembau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neembu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngembou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nuembui | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nembout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nemboud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neumbeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngembuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nambu | 80 | 3,646 | / |
| Nimbu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Nombu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Nenbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nymbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhambu | 73 | 529 | / |
| Ngimbu | 73 | 329 | / |
| Nimbut | 73 | 179 | / |
| Nombeu | 73 | 174 | / |
| Nambuy | 73 | 157 | / |
| Nambau | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nimbus | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nimbou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nambhu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Naimbu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nambeu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nimbeu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nambuh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nenbou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nambui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nyombu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nimbuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nombau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nimbau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Noimbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nimbui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nombuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnambu | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Ambu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimbuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naambu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimbud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nymbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nambahu | 67 | 3,628 | / |
| Nyombui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngaimbu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nambouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhambau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naimbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyombeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoimbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
Nembu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nembu in the Marathi language | ||
| नबु | nabu | - |
| Nembu in the Hindi language | ||
| नेम्बू | nembu | 85.71 |
| नेमबु | nemabu | 7.14 |
| नेम्बूलाल | nembulala | 7.14 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Nembu
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