Odemba Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0981:42,0584,395
Tanzania5291:100,0799,837
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Odemba (296) may also be a first name.

Odemba Last Name Facts

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

Odemba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odemba? popularity and diffusion

Odemba is the 231,788th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odemba live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Odemba is also the 512,632nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 296 people.

Odemba is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,098 people, or 1 in 42,058. In Kenya Odemba is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 21 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Odemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Odemba last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Odemba earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 116.69% more than the national average, earning $93,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odembah923/
Odimba834,387/
Udemba833,026/
Ademba832,166/
Odembo83877/
Edemba83669/
Odamba8333/
Odembe8314/
Odomba8314/
Odembi834/
Odemwa831/
Odiembo77697/
Gademba7794/
Udembah7753/
Edembah7714/
Adembai7712/
Odinmba7711/
Edenmba7710/
Odenbah778/
Godimba776/
Udejmba774/
Edembai774/
Odimbah773/
Udembas773/
Odeambo772/
Adembay772/
Hedemba772/
Udemmba771/
Odiomba771/
Hodimba771/
Odembos771/
Adiemba771/
Odemboh771/
Udmba732/
Odenbach711,111/
Udehmbah711/
Odaimeba711/
Adamba671,644/
Adomba67284/
Adembo67120/
Ademua6770/
Adimba6764/
Udimba6758/
Odombo6755/
Adembi6736/
Edimba6727/
Udenba6724/
Odimbi6722/
Edamba6721/
Odimbe6718/
Edembo6712/
Odinba6711/
Udembe6711/
Edomba6710/
Adembe679/
Odimbo679/
Odambo674/
Edenba672/
Odimwa672/
Adymba671/
Odenbi671/
Goudenbai671/
Godmbe671/
Hedmba671/
Osdenbach671/
Odenwa671/
Udembo671/

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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
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  • 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 Odemba
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