Sombu Surname
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Sombu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 448 | 1:395,408 | 20,799 |
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 1:71,524 | 9,336 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sombu (2,088) may also be a first name.
Sombu Demographics
Sombu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sombu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sombu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sombu (Bengali: সম্বারুং, Hindi: सोम्बू) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sombu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 379,929th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. Sombu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sombu are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 164,757th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 2,088 people.
The last name Sombu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 395,408. In Nigeria Sombu is most common in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Taraba, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria Sombu exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.
Sombu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sombu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sombu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sombu in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্বারুং | sambarum | - |
| Sombu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोम्बू | sombu | 50 |
| सोम्बु | sombu | 50 |
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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 Sombu
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