Obambe Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Obambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo2311:21,5982,441
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Obambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obambe is found in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Obambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obambe is the 1,044,719th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obambe live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 21,598. In The Congo Obambe is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 96 percent reside, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 2 percent reside and Cuvette Department, where 0 percent reside. Beside The Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obambet92130/
Hobambe923/
Hobambet8610/
Obambi839,961/
Obembe834,281/
Ebambe83886/
Ovambe83586/
Obamby8360/
Obamba8352/
Abambe8329/
Obombe8310/
Owambe836/
Obanbe834/
Ubambe834/
Obamwe831/
Obambhy7755/
Obembie778/
Oubamba777/
Obamboa775/
Obembei775/
Abamber775/
Obambih774/
Abambey774/
Obuombe774/
Ebambey771/
Oebembe771/
Abambie771/
Gabambe771/
Obombie771/
Abambee771/
Obotimbe711/
Habamber711/
Ebambi675,236/
Abamba671,229/
Ubamba671,144/
Owamba67775/
Obomba67606/
Ebembe67413/
Uvambe67397/
Awambe67370/
Ebombe67283/
Abombe67180/
Abambi67128/
Obombi67107/
Ovamba6769/
Owambi6755/
Avambe6748/
Abembe6735/
Obanwe677/
Obomby676/
Obembi674/
Obamwa672/
Hasbamber671/
Ebamby671/
Obanba671/
Owanbe671/
Obembé671/
Obanbi671/
Abamwe671/
Ebanbe671/
Awombe671/

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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 Obambe
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