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
The surname Wembu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wembu reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Wembu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 79 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 18 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
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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