Okembi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Okembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okembi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okembi is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Okembi is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Okembi live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Okembi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Okembi is most frequent in: Migori County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Okembi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiembi921/
Okmbi911/
Oskembai861/
Okemba8311,694/
Okombi838,668/
Akembi832,242/
Ekembi83317/
Okambi83154/
Okembe83150/
Okimbi8313/
Ukembi831/
Okiemba771,050/
Ekaembi7762/
Okembee7712/
Ekembai779/
Okiembe775/
Gakembi774/
Akembai774/
Akhembi772/
Ekeambi771/
Okambih771/
Ockemba771/
Ekiembi771/
Okimbai771/
Akmbi732/
Ekambi671,854/
Akambi671,772/
Okombe671,003/
Akemba67922/
Okimba67880/
Ekembe67772/
Akombi67345/
Akembe67297/
Akimbi67222/
Ekombi67212/
Ukemba6783/
Akemby6719/
Ukembe6711/
Okomby679/
Okenbe676/
Ukimbi676/
Okemve676/
Akenbi675/
Okmber674/
Okambe673/
Ekemby671/
Acombi671/
Okimbe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Okembi
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