Ohemba Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ohemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ohemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohemba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 764,765th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ohemba live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ohemba is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oemba912/
Ahemba831,419/
Ehemba83374/
Ohembe8361/
Ohembi834/
Haemba834/
Heumba834/
Ohimba833/
Hoemba831/
Ahemboa7762/
Aheamba774/
Oyiemba772/
Haembai771/
Gohenba771/
Ohiomba771/
Aemba73114/
Eumba7350/
Oembi7321/
Oembe734/
Gaahemba716/
Haembach710/
Ohenbach710/
Ahembe671,805/
Haembo67133/
Ahembi6790/
Ahenba6734/
Gaemba6721/
Ehimba6721/
Ahimba677/
Ahembo676/
Aoimba676/
Ouimba674/
Heumbo673/
Ohimua673/
Goembi671/
Goembo671/
Aembga671/
Ohenwa671/
Ohenbe671/

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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 Ohemba
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