Wembu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Wembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wembu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wembu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wembu reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Wembu is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 79 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 18 percent are found and Morobe, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wembou | 91 | 961 | / |
| Hwembu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Wiembu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wembeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waembu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wehmbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wehmbuh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wembush | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wambu | 80 | 2,801 | / |
| Wombu | 80 | 519 | / |
| Vembu | 80 | 322 | / |
| Wimbu | 80 | 79 | / |
| Bembu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wmbui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wouembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambui | 73 | 224,046 | / |
| Wimbus | 73 | 88 | / |
| Wambau | 73 | 70 | / |
| Bembou | 73 | 41 | / |
| Beambu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wenbou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wambeu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vembhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waimbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bembeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vembou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wambuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wombuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wimbui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benmbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhembu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wymbus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwambu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimbuh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waimbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weinbau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wambahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huembut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bmbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wmvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwambui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waambui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bembeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wymbush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wenbush | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wembu
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