Sombru Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sombru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sombru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
India101:76,706,538639,611

Sombru (83) may also be a first name.

Sombru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sombru occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sombru? popularity and diffusion

Sombru is the 2,530,696th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Sombru live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used given name globally, held by 83 people.

Sombru is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Sombru is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 48 percent live, Madang, where 31 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombrau921/
Sambru8314/
Sumbru831/
Somwru831/
Sumbrui77713/
Combrou7757/
Sambrus779/
Zombreu777/
Sambrui774/
Zoumbru771/
Sombroo771/
Sambrau771/
Shambru771/
Sumbhru771/
Sambraus7115/
Sambhrut714/
Shambruz711/
Suimbrui711/
Sambrudh711/
Jambru6789/
Sambró674/
Schonbrut671/
Schambruch630/
Chambru62137/
Jambrud6258/
Jambrut6240/
Cambrou6211/
Sumbroo623/
Chumbru623/
Sumvrui621/
Cambrui621/
Jambruz621/
Coimbrão574/
Chhumbru571/
Chambraud53421/
Chambroux5354/
Chambreux533/
Chambruhe530/
Chambrault507/

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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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  • 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 Sombru
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