Dhiambo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dhiambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhiambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128

Dhiambo (66) may also be a first name.

Dhiambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dhiambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dhiambo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dhiambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhiambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhiambo is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Dhiambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhiambo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dhiambo is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 66 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Dhiambo is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 60 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 27 percent are found and Bomet County, where 7 percent are found.

Dhiambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diambo921,320/
Diambou861,954/
Tdiambo8621/
Diamboy862/
Djiambo861/
Diambos861/
Diambois80125/
Diamebou8068/
Dihambou8010/
Diamboot801/
Diamba771,979/
Djambo771,199/
Diombo77249/
Dianbo773/
Dyambo773/
Diamvo771/
Diahoumbo751/
Djambou71808/
Dihamba7191/
Tdiamba7134/
Dayombo7111/
Djambos718/
Dihombo715/
Diahhoumbo711/
Dionmbo711/
Diomboy711/
Dehombo711/
Djamboi711/
Djamboh711/
Djiamba711/
Diasimba6796/
Djiambeu672/
Dyamebou671/
Diahamba671/
Djahamba671/
Djianbou671/
Duiyamba671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dhiambo
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