Sombu Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

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

Sombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4481:395,40820,799
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sombu (2,088) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombut912,587/
Sombou91100/
Shombu9127/
Sombud9111/
Sombuh919/
Sombuu914/
Soumbu911/
Sombus911/
Sombau911/
Soumbou832,196/
Soumbeu832/
Soombut832/
Sombuth832/
Soimbou831/
Shombui831/
Sambu8042,832/
Sumbu805,672/
Sonbu80858/
Sembu80520/
Jombu80201/
Combu806/
Zombu804/
Sombault779/
Sombouth776/
Soumboud772/
Sambou7354,666/
Sambuu737,089/
Shambu731,919/
Sambhu731,130/
Shumbu73679/
Sambut73253/
Sonbut73242/
Zombou73181/
Sambau73178/
Chombu73120/
Sambus7379/
Siambu7378/
Sambuy7377/
Sambui7375/
Siembu7375/
Sumbuy7355/
Sumbui7354/
Zsombó7349/
Djombu7340/
Sambud7331/
Shembu7316/
Somboo7316/
Sembhu7314/
Sembuh7314/
Sumbou7313/
Siumbu7310/
Sembeu7310/
Sembui7310/
Sumbuu739/
Sambuh738/
Coimbu737/
Somwut737/
Sammbu736/
Combau734/
Sahmbu734/
Sumbhu733/
Saambu733/
Sembau733/
Combui732/
Sumbut732/
Sumbau732/
Sumbud731/
Sonbou731/
Ssumbu731/
Saumbu731/
Zoimbu731/
Sonbud731/
Schombuch711/
Shambhu673,660/
Sambhus67489/
Chombut67261/
Zoumbou67193/
Djombou6775/
Sambout6760/
Shambuy6759/
Sambuis6751/
Sammbhu6748/
Choombu6738/
Chombou6738/
Siambou6730/
Sambhud6725/
Saahmbu6718/
Sambhuu6717/
Satimbu6715/
Sambhuj6713/
Joumbou6713/
Sasimbu6712/
Shembhu679/
Shambou675/
Saambou675/
Sambouh674/
Shembeu674/
Chombuu674/
Shaambu673/
Sambhau672/
Sambhou672/
Sambhui672/
Sahumbu672/
Djombeu672/
Sambheu671/
Sambhut671/
Sambuch671/
Sambudh671/
Sambush671/
Chombus671/
Shumbeu671/
Shumbhu671/
Choumbu671/
Siambau671/
Juombuh671/
Soomboo671/
Soinbou671/
Shaumbu671/
Seumbou671/
Siomboe671/
Sounbou671/
Ssambou671/
Sahmbou671/
Saambuu671/
Sambeuh671/
Chombeu671/
Siambui671/
Shembui671/
Sombooy671/
Shonbut671/
Chombhu671/
Shambau670/

Sombu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sombu in the Bengali language
সম্বারুংsambarum-
Sombu in the Hindi language
सोम्बूsombu50
सोम्बुsombu50

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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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  • 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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