Olambo Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Olambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 451 | 1:117,387 | 11,234 |
| Kenya | 237 | 1:194,852 | 14,347 |
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Olambo (63) may also be a first name.
Olambo Demographics
Olambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olambo is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 362,265th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. The surname Olambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olambo are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Olambo is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 117,387. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 82 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent live and Arusha Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Olambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olamboy | 92 | 4 | / |
| Olanmbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oliambo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oulambo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olasimbo | 86 | 373 | / |
| Olatimbo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Elambo | 83 | 6,342 | / |
| Olembo | 83 | 891 | / |
| Olamba | 83 | 852 | / |
| Alambo | 83 | 476 | / |
| Olombo | 83 | 339 | / |
| Olanbo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ulambo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Olamvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olasinmbo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Holombo | 77 | 104 | / |
| Helambo | 77 | 68 | / |
| Holembo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Eliambo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Galambo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ollembo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Alambou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Golombo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gulambo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Golamba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Holamba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olanboa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aliambo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olanbgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alamboa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Algambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elamboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elamboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olasinbo | 71 | 78 | / |
| Oloumbou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Golombou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gallambo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Alhgambo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olatinbo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olatimwo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Holombou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Holomboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goliamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulambah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ulombo | 67 | 2,976 | / |
| Alamba | 67 | 2,686 | / |
| Elombo | 67 | 2,580 | / |
| Elamba | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Alombo | 67 | 1,408 | / |
| Elembo | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Ulamba | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Alembo | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Olemba | 67 | 805 | / |
| Olomba | 67 | 159 | / |
| Halambosh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Holombosh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Alanbo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gouloumbo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olomwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olanwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gallambou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elanbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhambouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahalambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alamboush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holambash | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olambo
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