Sahmbu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sahmbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sahmbu (42) may also be a first name.
Sahmbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahmbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahmbu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahmbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sahmbu is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sahmbu are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sahmbu is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 42 people.
Sahmbu is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Sahmbu is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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 Sahmbu
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