Okyemba Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Okyemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okyemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo181:277,1728,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okyemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okyemba is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okyemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okyemba is the 4,532,898th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Okyemba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okyemba reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Okyemba is most widespread in The Congo, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 277,172. In The Congo Okyemba is most common in: Brazzaville Department, where 50 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiemba861,050/
Ekyemba862/
Okyemwa861/
Okyembo861/
Okejimba8020/
Okeyamba809/
Okuyomba805/
Okayumba804/
Okiiemba801/
Akoyemba801/
Okoumba711,344/
Okiembe715/
Akeumba711/
Okiembi711/
Hakhayemba711/
Ukehemba67189/
Gokoumba674/
Akeyamba672/
Okayimbo671/
Akayumba671/
Akoyimba671/
Akuyamba671/
Gakiemba671/
Okoumbas671/
Akajemba671/

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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 Okyemba
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