Okumbe Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6011:76,8387,172
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okumbe (63) may also be a first name.

Okumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okumbe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okumbe is the 523,160th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name Okumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okumbe live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okumbe is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 63 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 76,838. In Kenya Okumbe is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 32 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 27 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Okumbe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Okumbe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okumber922/
Okumbeh921/
Okoumbe921/
Okombe831,003/
Ocumbe83397/
Ekumbe83269/
Akumbe83109/
Okumbi8380/
Okumba8342/
Ukumbe835/
Okunbe832/
Okimbe831/
Okoumba771,344/
Akoumbe7712/
Akumbeu7711/
Gukumbe7710/
Okiembe775/
Okombeh775/
Okoumbi774/
Hokombe773/
Okumbay771/
Akumbhe771/
Ocumber771/
Ekoumbe771/
Okunber771/
Egkumbe771/
Akumbey771/
Hukumbee711/
Haukumbe711/
O'Cumbie711/
Okombi678,668/
Okomba672,989/
Akumba672,031/
Akombe67505/
Ukombe67287/
Hakusembe67241/
Akumbi67115/
Ukumba67114/
Ekimbe6731/
Okunbi6726/
Ekumbi6716/
Okimbi6713/
Okunba6713/
Ucumbe6711/
Okomby679/
Akimbe678/
Ekunbe676/
Akunbe676/
Ecumbe674/
Houkoumbi674/
Ocumbi672/
Ukumbi671/
Äkumba671/
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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  • 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 Okumbe
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