Okombe Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Okombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Kenya3881:119,0209,982
Congo681:73,3696,611
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889

Okombe (88) may also be a first name.

Okombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okombe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Okombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 360,858th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okombe live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 88 people.

Okombe is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and The Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Okombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okombe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okombeh925/
Hokombe923/
Okoumbe921/
Okohmbe921/
Okomber921/
Okombi838,668/
Okomba832,989/
Ekombe832,564/
Okumbe83621/
Akombe83505/
Ukombe83287/
Okembe83150/
Okomby839/
Okambe833/
Okoumba771,344/
Gakombe77156/
Ockomby77124/
Okembee7712/
Akoumbe7712/
Hocombe778/
Gokombi775/
Ockomba775/
Okomboy774/
Okoumbi774/
Okumber772/
Okonmba772/
Ekoumbe771/
Akonmbe771/
Akombie771/
Oscombe771/
Hakombe771/
Akombea771/
Okommba771/
Okumbeh771/
Ukomber771/
Okombio771/
Ocomber770/
Okamba672,522/
Akambe67826/
Ekembe67772/
Ekambe67402/
Ocumbe67397/
Akomba67397/
Akombi67345/
Akembe67297/
Ekombi67212/
Okambi67154/
Akumbe67109/
Ukomba6782/
Okumbi6780/
Okonba6749/
Okumba6742/
Okembi676/
Okonbi675/
Ukumbe675/
Houkoumbi674/
Akonbe673/
Okunbe672/
Ekomby672/
Ekonbe671/
Ukombi671/
Akomby671/
Okanbe671/
Acombe670/

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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 Okombe
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