Pembou Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pembou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pembou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Pembou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pembou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pembou is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pembou live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Pembou is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Pembou is primarily found in: West Region, where 92 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pemboue921/
Petmbou921/
Pembo91616/
Pembu91231/
Pembeu83152/
Phembu8355/
Paembo832/
Pembui831/
Piembo831/
Phembo831/
Peambo831/
Penbou831/
Pemboa831/
Pembot831/
Pimbou831/
Puembo831/
Pmbo8021/
Pembayu7741/
Phambou772/
Paemboh771/
Paimbou771/
Pomboue771/
Pembuya771/
Pamboue771/
Pembayo771/
Pombo7343,568/
Pemba7340,494/
Pambo739,411/
Pambu734,388/
Pimbo731,017/
Pombu73108/
Pimbu7336/
Penbo735/
Pemvu731/
Penbu731/
Pembá731/
Phemba6758,668/
Phambu6725,625/
Piombo672,400/
Phombo671,963/
Pimbut67206/
Paemba67193/
Phambo67103/
Pembee6765/
Phemvu6753/
Pamboy6736/
Pembie6728/
Pyombo6727/
Phombu6719/
Pfemba6718/
Piemba6717/
Pemwoh6712/
Pambeu6711/
Pomboy6710/
Pimbud678/
Pambau677/
Pambhu677/
Pamboo673/
Peimba673/
Pamboh672/
Pambuh672/
Pembey672/
Pomboi672/
Penbeu671/
Pembha671/
Peemba671/
Pombeu671/
Phimbo671/
Phemvo671/
Paambu671/
Pimboh671/
Pimboi671/
Pimbos671/
Pommbo671/

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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 Pembou
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