Obambo Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Obambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo9791:5,096815
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Obambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obambo is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Obambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,199th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. The last name Obambo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obambo live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in The Congo, where it is held by 979 people, or 1 in 5,096. In The Congo Obambo is most common in: Brazzaville Department, where 72 percent are found, Cuvette Department, where 25 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account The Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Obambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Obambo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Obambo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obambot929/
Obamboa925/
Obambou925/
Obasimbo861/
Owambo83402/
Ebambo83330/
Obembo83316/
Obamba8352/
Obombo8344/
Ovambo838/
Abambo837/
Obanbo832/
Ubambo832/
Abamboh7721/
Habambo7713/
Abambou7712/
Oubamba777/
Gabambo774/
Ojwambo771/
Owambot771/
Obasimba7124/
Habambou712/
Oboumbou712/
Gabambou711/
Obasinbo711/
Obasenbo711/
Abamba671,229/
Ubamba671,144/
Ebombo67999/
Owamba67775/
Ebamba67734/
Obomba67606/
Ubombo67261/
Abombo67257/
Awombo67169/
Avambo67160/
Ebembo67120/
Ovamba6769/
Obanwo6762/
Owombo6741/
Abembo6722/
Awambo6717/
Ovombo679/
Obemba674/
Obonbo672/
Obamwa672/
Avombo671/
Abanbo671/
Obanba671/
Uvombo671/

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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 Obambo
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