Ojiambo Surname

25,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ojiambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojiambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,2211:3,247496
Uganda7,1731:5,443975
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ojiambo (3,485) may also be a first name.

Ojiambo Last Name Facts

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

Ojiambo is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojiambo? popularity and diffusion

Ojiambo is the 25,163rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 339,936 people. The last name Ojiambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojiambo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 120,328th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 3,485 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 14,221 people, or 1 in 3,247. In Kenya Ojiambo is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 68 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Ojiambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ojiambo surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojiammbo931/
Ojiamboh931/
Oijiambo931/
Odjiambo931/
Odjhiambo881/
Ajiambo8614,484/
Jiamboi8624/
Ojjambo8622/
Ojianbo861/
Jambo8325,621/
Iambo8312/
Ajjiambo801/
Jambou77989/
Ouambo77979/
Giambo77540/
Jamboy77462/
Ihambo77237/
Jamboh77150/
Ijambo77135/
Jaimbo7781/
Ojombo7780/
Jianbo7756/
Jamboo7738/
Jambot7735/
Jambos7728/
Jambod7711/
Hoambo7710/
Jamboa778/
Jamboj775/
Jamboi774/
Hiambo773/
Jiamba772/
Jyambo772/
Jambho772/
Jambuo771/
Jaambo771/
Iamboo771/
Jambois71560/
Aiyambo71406/
Giamboi71331/
Houambo71197/
Jihamba71130/
Yiamboi71120/
Jamboos71106/
Ajjambo7153/
Giamboy7152/
Yiambop7128/
Jhamboy7125/
Ijamboh7119/
Ouambou7110/
Ajaambo717/
Jambooz714/
Jamboth714/
Gouambo713/
Josimbo712/
Ijamnbo712/
Aziambo711/
Ajyambo711/
Yoambuo711/
Yosimbo711/
Ogiamba711/
Jianbod711/
Jianboa711/
Jambhoj711/
Jambhod711/
Ouambot711/
Jamba6756,378/
Yombo6717,630/
Yambo679,690/
Jombo678,078/
Haiyambo67668/
Ianbo67169/
Janbo6795/
Aombo6762/
Iamba6741/
Eombo6723/
Jamuo6713/
Achiambo677/
Iombo676/
Jianboot675/
Houamboh673/
Gouambou673/
Eambo673/
Houambou673/
Haijambo673/
Ajoambou671/
Aiyambou671/
Houambot671/
Hiahumbo671/
Jeambois671/
Aziamboh671/
Oamba670/

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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 Ojiambo
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