Penambou Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Penambou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penambou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Penambou Last Name Facts

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

Penambou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penambou? popularity and diffusion

Penambou is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Penambou live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Penambou is most common in: East Region, where 68 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 23 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengambu8827/
Penamboh881/
Peynambo881/
Panambo801,168/
Panambu8019/
Ponambo805/
Pinambu801/
Pinambo801/
Penambah7516/
Peneumbu754/
Pinombou751/
Painambo751/
Pinamboia711/
Panamba67678/
Pinamba6711/
Ponamba673/
Panembo671/
Panambay63293/
Panambai634/
Ponnamba631/
Pinambas631/
Phonhombu5912/
Pengoumba591/
Panambhai591/
Paingamba591/
Panemba53150/
Penanva531/
Pananba531/
Panombai5013/
Painemba508/
Panombay502/
Pengonba501/

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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
  • 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 Penambou
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