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
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
| 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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