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
Nembu (Hindi: नेम्बू, Marathi: नबु) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nembu is the 400,385th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. The last name Nembu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nembu live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nembu is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 112 people.
The surname Nembu is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 25,929. In Cameroon Nembu is most common in: Southwest Region, where 84 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 7 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists 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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- 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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