Poubou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Poubou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poubou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Poubou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poubou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poubou.

How Common Is The Last Name Poubou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Poubou live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Poubou is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Far North Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Congo, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bpoubou921/
Poubo9142/
Pobou9132/
Pousboue861/
Pouwou8327/
Poubot831/
Pobouh831/
Paubou831/
Pobo80528/
Pubu8057/
Pubo8012/
Poubeau77433/
Pouyoua771/
Poumpou771/
Pouboth771/
Poubaue771/
Phayoubout751/
Pabou73298/
Pouba73140/
Puebo7369/
Pobot7358/
Poboe7337/
Pubau7333/
Phubu7321/
Pouwo7320/
Povou7317/
Phobo7314/
Poboy7312/
Pobho738/
Paubu737/
Pouvo736/
Powou734/
Pubhu734/
Poboj732/
Pobos732/
Pubut732/
Poobo731/
Puboe731/
Paubo731/
Peubu731/
Pgubo731/
Posuo731/
Pouua731/
Pobod731/
Poboß731/
Puboo731/
Poybo731/
Phuebo67254/
Pajobo6791/
Paybou6739/
Poubai6732/
Pabous6720/
Pohwou6710/
Poisuo676/
Pohybo675/
Potbot675/
Poueba674/
Piebou674/
Puboji673/
Bpouba672/
Poboss672/
Poboji672/
Paboue672/
Phubut672/
Pabout671/
Payobo671/
Paibou671/
Poubei671/
Payubo671/
Pouwoe671/
Poboie671/
Passouhou671/
Pubush671/
Poouey671/
Pompuo671/
Payubu671/
Paabou671/
Phoboh671/
Phubuh671/
Phuebu671/
Poboch671/
Pobosz671/
Pubeau671/
Poubga671/
Pounpayou671/
Pouvuh671/
Pouweu671/
Poumpouye671/
Puijbo671/
Pooboa671/
Povoux670/
Phubus670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poubou
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