Nombu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nombu (30) may also be a first name.

Nombu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nombu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nombu? popularity and diffusion

Nombu is the 2,776,799th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Nombu are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 70 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngombu911,049/
Nombeu91174/
Nombou9134/
Nombut9115/
Nombau914/
Noimbu913/
Nombuh912/
Noumbu911/
Noumbou83840/
Ngombou8395/
Gnombou8330/
Nocembu832/
Ngoumbu832/
Noumbeu831/
Ngoimbu831/
Nombeut831/
Ngombeu831/
Ngonmbu831/
Nombaut831/
Nambu803,646/
Numbu80886/
Nembu80878/
Nonbu80168/
Ngoumbou7735/
Ngoinmbu773/
Nombault771/
Noumbeut771/
Nambut733,460/
Ngumbu733,273/
Ngambu732,949/
Nambou731,181/
Nhambu73529/
Nambuy73157/
Nhumbu7356/
Nambau7348/
Nonbut7337/
Nomboo7326/
Nambuu7325/
Nambus7321/
Ngonbu7315/
Nambhu7313/
Numbut7312/
Nambeu7311/
Nambuh7310/
Nambui737/
Nambud736/
Naumbu735/
Nonbeu732/
Nnambu732/
Nembeu732/
Nomwou731/
Numbou731/
Numbus731/
N'Ambu731/
Nembau731/
Ngomwu731/
Nomboe731/
Naambu731/
Nonbud731/
Numbui731/
Neembu731/
Ngambou678,774/
Ngumbau674,619/
Nambahu673,628/
N'Gumbu6755/
Natembu6748/
Gnambou6743/
Ngambuh6724/
Nambaud6722/
Nambuth6715/
Nambuha6713/
Ngumbou6710/
Nambouh675/
Nhambau675/
Nasimbu675/
Ngambuu674/
Ngambui672/
Gnonbou672/
Nambutd671/
Namboud671/
Namnbut671/
Nambaut671/
Nambuch671/
Neumbeu671/
Ngonbeu671/
Ngonbou671/
Ngambau671/

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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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  • 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 Nombu
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