Obembe Surname

108,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9561:44,7783,490
England1271:438,72529,288
Congo931:53,6464,856
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
France131:5,109,440259,941
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Obembé (1) are calculated separately.

Obembe (93) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obembé941/
Obembie928/
Obembei925/
Oebembe921/
Ebembe83413/
Obenbe83322/
Obambe83240/
Abembe8335/
Ubembe8321/
Obombe8310/
Obimbe835/
Oebmbe834/
Obemba834/
Obembi834/
Ovembe833/
Owembe832/
Obmber831/
Obemue831/
Habembe7755/
Ompembe7721/
Obiombe7715/
Abember776/
Oubembi775/
Obenbee773/
Hobambe773/
Gubembe772/
Obombie771/
Ebenmbe771/
Ebembey771/
Abmbe731/
Obmba731/
Obnbe731/
Obambi679,961/
Abemba671,342/
Obimba671,212/
Ebambe67886/
Ebombe67283/
Abembi67258/
Avembe67190/
Abombe67180/
Obombi67107/
Ebembi67102/
Ebimbe6764/
Obamby6760/
Abambe6729/
Abenbe678/
Ubemba678/
Obomby676/
Hebmbe676/
Ebemby674/
Owembi673/
Obimbi672/
Owemby672/
Awembe672/
Uvembe671/
Ovemba671/
Obenba671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obembe
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