Wembu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Wembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wembou91961/
Hwembu9121/
Wiembu917/
Wembeu912/
Waembu911/
Wehmbu911/
Wehmbuh832/
Wembush830/
Wambu802,801/
Wombu80519/
Vembu80322/
Wimbu8079/
Bembu8048/
Wmbui802/
Wouembou771/
Wambui73224,046/
Wimbus7388/
Wambau7370/
Bembou7341/
Beambu7321/
Wenbou7312/
Wambeu737/
Vembhu733/
Waimbu733/
Bembeu733/
Vembou732/
Wambuh732/
Wombuu732/
Wimbui731/
Wimbau731/
Benmbu731/
Vhembu731/
Wymbus731/
Hwambu731/
Wimbuh730/
Waimbou672/
Weinbau672/
Wambahu671/
Huembut671/
Bmbu671/
Wmvu671/
Wwambui671/
Waambui671/
Bembeuh671/
Wymbush670/
Wenbush670/

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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
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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 Wembu
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