Ogemba Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ogemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogemba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ogemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogemba is the 1,785,358th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogemba are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 78 percent are found, Siaya County, where 13 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Ogemba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongemba92839/
Ogmba912/
Onghemba864/
Ogembo835,654/
Ogamba833,566/
Egemba831,392/
Ojemba83199/
Osemba8370/
Agemba8360/
Ogembe8353/
Ozemba8335/
Ogomba8335/
Ogimba8312/
Ochemba77388/
Gazemba7765/
Gozemba7755/
Egembah7738/
Ongembe7734/
Angemba7728/
Ongembo7727/
Egembai7721/
Ozuemba775/
Egembay775/
Eghemba773/
Aguemba772/
Ojembah772/
Ogombay771/
Aghemba771/
Oscemba771/
Ozembad771/
Ugoemba771/
Egmba736/
Agmba731/
Ugmba731/
Goziemba713/
Gachemba712/
Ochembah711/
Egaembay711/
Osembach711/
Ugembe674,974/
Ojimba671,566/
Asemba671,418/
Agamba67734/
Osembo67376/
Ajemba67323/
Azemba67272/
Ogombo67184/
Agomba67154/
Agimba67149/
Osimba67128/
Agembi6786/
Ozimba6761/
Agembe6732/
Ogambo6728/
Egimba6727/
Osemwa6725/
Egomba6725/
Agembo6710/
Ogenbe675/
Egamba675/
Ochmba672/
Egembo672/
Ogenwa672/
Ongmbo672/
Ozemwa672/
Egenba671/
Ojenba671/
Oggmbo671/
Ogenbo671/
Ongmbi671/
Ocimba671/
Hanghemba671/
Agenba671/
Agmboa671/

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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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  • 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 Ogemba
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