Obembe Surname
Approximately 4,281 people bear this surname
Obembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,956 | 1:44,778 | 3,490 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Congo | 93 | 1:53,646 | 4,856 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Obembé (1) are calculated separately.
Obembe (93) may also be a first name.
Obembe Demographics
Average Obembe Salary in
United States
$50,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obembe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Obembé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obembe? popularity and diffusion
Obembe is the 108,718th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,702,300 people. The surname Obembe is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Obembe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 93 people.
The surname Obembe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,956 people, or 1 in 44,778. In Nigeria Obembe is most numerous in: Osun, where 33 percent live, Ekiti, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The Congo, where 2 percent live.
Obembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Obembe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Obembe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28% less than the national average, earning $35,771 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obembé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obembie | 92 | 8 | / |
| Obembei | 92 | 5 | / |
| Oebembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ebembe | 83 | 413 | / |
| Obenbe | 83 | 322 | / |
| Obambe | 83 | 240 | / |
| Abembe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ubembe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Obombe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obimbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Oebmbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obemba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obembi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ovembe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owembe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obmber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obemue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Habembe | 77 | 55 | / |
| Ompembe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obiombe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Abember | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oubembi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obenbee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hobambe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gubembe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obombie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebenmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebembey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obnbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obambi | 67 | 9,961 | / |
| Abemba | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Obimba | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Ebambe | 67 | 886 | / |
| Ebombe | 67 | 283 | / |
| Abembi | 67 | 258 | / |
| Avembe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Abombe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Obombi | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ebembi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ebimbe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Obamby | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abambe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Abenbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obomby | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hebmbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebemby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owembi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obimbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owemby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uvembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obenba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obembe
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