Okiamba Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okiamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okiamba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1821:253,73617,193
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Okiamba Demographics

Okiamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Okiamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okiamba is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Okiamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okiamba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 98 percent reside, Migori County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Okiamba is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Okiamba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiambe86282/
Ekiamba8622/
Okijambo801/
Ekyamba71110/
Akyamba7125/
Ekiambo711/
Akiambou6739/
Okuyomba675/
Achiamba671/
Akjambai671/
Ukehamba671/
Akianbi575/
Akiombo572/
Akjambi571/
Akeomba571/
Achiambi538/
Achiambo537/
Akeambeh532/
Achiamboh501/
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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 Okiamba
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