Obembo Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Obembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1991:25,0712,722
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Benin351:295,30324,440
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Obembo Last Name Facts

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

Obembo is found in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obembo? popularity and diffusion

Obembo is the 860,770th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obembo are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 25,071. In The Congo Obembo is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 83 percent reside, Cuvette Department, where 5 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 5 percent reside. Barring The Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.

Obembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Obembo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obambo831,277/
Obimbo83682/
Ebembo83120/
Obombo8344/
Abembo8322/
Obemba834/
Abembou7740/
Gabembo7727/
Obambou775/
Obennbo772/
Obmba731/
Habeembo711/
Abeumbou711/
Abemba671,342/
Obimba671,212/
Ebombo67999/
Obomba67606/
Ebambo67330/
Abombo67257/
Obamba6752/
Ebemba6734/
Awembo6716/
Owimbo6713/
Ebimbo6710/
Ubemba678/
Abambo677/
Abimbo677/
Obenwo671/
Obimuo671/
Obenba671/
Ovemba671/

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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 Obembo
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