Okambo Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2071:223,09115,759
Uganda401:975,98242,738
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Okambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okambo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 906,170th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Okambo is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Okambo live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 223,091. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 62 percent live, Migori County, where 25 percent live and Busia County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live.

Okambo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaimebo861/
Okombo834,304/
Okamba832,522/
Akambo831,317/
Ekambo83893/
Ocambo8393/
Okembo8354/
Akaambo7733/
Hokombo7731/
Gokamba7721/
Okambga7713/
Ekambou779/
Hakambo775/
Okomboh775/
Akambou774/
Oukamba774/
Okomboy774/
Akaimbo773/
Okoumbo772/
Okonmbo771/
Okombgo771/
Hakaambo7139/
Okoumbou719/
Houkamba715/
Akamba6712,738/
Okemba6711,694/
Akombo673,870/
Okomba672,989/
Ekamba672,451/
Ekombo671,235/
Ukamba67361/
Akembo67139/
Acombo67103/
Ocanbo6759/
Ukombo677/
Okanba676/
Ekembo675/
Okonbo674/
Akanbo672/
Ekanbo671/
Hakambood671/

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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 Okambo
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