Obembo Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Obembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 199 | 1:25,071 | 2,722 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obembo Demographics
Obembo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obembo is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obembo.
How Common Is The Last Name Obembo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 860,770th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It is mostly found 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.
This surname is most frequent in The Congo, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 25,071. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 83 percent are found, Cuvette Department, where 5 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.
Obembo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obambo | 83 | 1,277 | / |
| Obimbo | 83 | 682 | / |
| Ebembo | 83 | 120 | / |
| Obombo | 83 | 44 | / |
| Abembo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Obemba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abembou | 77 | 40 | / |
| Gabembo | 77 | 27 | / |
| Obambou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obennbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habeembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abemba | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Obimba | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Ebombo | 67 | 999 | / |
| Obomba | 67 | 606 | / |
| Ebambo | 67 | 330 | / |
| Abombo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Obamba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ebemba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Awembo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owimbo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ebimbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ubemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abambo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abimbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obenwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obimuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovemba | 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 Obembo
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