Olemb Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Olemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olemb 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
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Olemb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olemb is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olemb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Olemb is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olemb reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Olemb is most common in: Centre Region, where 52 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 48 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Olemb is found in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.

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
Golemb9162/
Olimb80347/
Olamb8093/
Ulemb8027/
Holmb803/
Olenb802/
Olemp802/
Elemb801/
Golmb801/
Holomb73212/
Holamb7360/
Galemb737/
Holmbø735/
Golimb734/
Holmbs734/
O'Lamb732/
Helemb732/
Olempe731/
Hollomb675/
Elmb672/
Almb671/
Ulmb671/
Olnb671/
Helembp671/
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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 Olemb
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