Ogembo Surname

85,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,5761:8,2821,084
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England231:2,422,52489,093
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ogembo (1,022) may also be a first name.

Ogembo Last Name Facts

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

Ogembo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogembo? popularity and diffusion

Ogembo is the 85,324th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,288,919 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogembo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogembo is also the 251,137th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 1,022 people.

The last name Ogembo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,576 people, or 1 in 8,282. In Kenya Ogembo is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 31 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Ogembo occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ogembo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ogembo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongembo9227/
Osembo83376/
Ogombo83184/
Ogemba83106/
Ogambo8328/
Agembo8310/
Ongmbo832/
Egembo832/
Oggmbo831/
Ogenbo831/
Ongemba77839/
Osiembo77112/
Ochembo7723/
Angembo7721/
Ogamboh772/
Oisembo771/
Ongimbo771/
Agmbo733/
Ogmba732/
Ognbo731/
Ogenboth7127/
Ougambou719/
Onghemba714/
Agetmboh713/
Aguembou711/
Aghemboh711/
Ogamba673,566/
Asembo671,829/
Osimbo671,667/
Egemba671,392/
Ojemba67199/
Agombo6798/
Osemba6770/
Agemba6760/
Ozemba6735/
Ogomba6735/
Hoogenbos6722/
Agambo6719/
Ogimba6712/
Acembo679/
Egombo675/
Ojimbo675/
Agimbo674/
Ozimbo673/
Ocenbo672/
Azembo671/
Egambo671/
Oginbo671/
Gagmbo671/
Aghetmboh671/
Agmboa671/
Ossmbo671/
Âgambo671/
Gazmbo671/
Hogenboch670/

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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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  • 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 Ogembo
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