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) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nembu? popularity and diffusion
Nembu is the 400,385th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nembu are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nembu is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 112 people.
Nembu is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 25,929. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 84 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 7 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis