Poumbou Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Poumbou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poumbou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Congo221:226,7778,465
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Poumbou Last Name Facts

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

Poumbou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poumbou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Poumbou are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 432,689. In Cameroon Poumbou is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found, West Region, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Poumbou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 30 percent are found and Senegal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poumbouh931/
Pombou9270/
Poumbo9213/
Paumbou862/
Poumbot862/
Pomboue861/
Pombo8343,568/
Pumbu831,359/
Pumbo83153/
Pombu83108/
Poumboth8012/
Phombout801/
Peutmbou801/
Pambou7720,821/
Phombo771,963/
Poumba77478/
Pombos77388/
Phumbu77118/
Pumbui7798/
Phombu7719/
Pomboy7710/
Pombot7710/
Pumbut777/
Pombut774/
Pombod774/
Ponbou773/
Paumbo773/
Pombud772/
Pomboi772/
Pomboa771/
Pombeu771/
Pumbus771/
Puembo771/
Pommbo771/
Poombo771/
Pambous7171/
Paumboy7146/
Phumbut7139/
Poumbga7135/
Phombut7128/
Pambout7117/
Payombo716/
Pamboud716/
Phombud715/
Poombut713/
Peyombu713/
Pomboyi712/
Phambou712/
Poonbou712/
Poyombo712/
Poumbai712/
Phumbuh712/
Potembo711/
Payumbo711/
Pumbuit711/
Payumbu711/
Pamboue711/
Phumboh711/
Pumboya711/
Pumbuya711/
Pumbuyi711/
Poumbay711/
Pouyembuoh711/
Paimbou711/
Pomboot711/
Poombau711/
Phonbou711/
Pambo679,411/
Pambu674,388/
Pumba673,118/
Pomba671,069/
Ponbo6711/
Phomboot674/
Phomboyi674/
Punbo673/
Phombood672/
Punbu671/
Ponuo671/
Poombuth671/
Phombhut671/
Powembop671/
Pujambhu671/

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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 Poumbou
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