Olemba Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Olemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4541:45,7476,011
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olemba (90) may also be a first name.

Olemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olemba (Arabic: اولمبا) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 428,665th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Olemba reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Olemba is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

The surname Olemba is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 45,747. In Cameroon Olemba is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 81 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and West Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golemba92818/
Holemba9266/
Oulemba9211/
Oliemba921/
Olembay921/
Olmba9131/
Elemba832,497/
Olimba832,454/
Alemba831,721/
Olembo83891/
Olamba83852/
Olembe83832/
Olomba83159/
Ulemba8364/
Olembi8322/
Olembé832/
Olemva831/
Olemwa831/
Olenba831/
Holembach804/
Halemba77866/
Galemba77490/
Alemboa77260/
Golembo77144/
Golimba77105/
Holimba7783/
Hulemba7756/
Golembe7751/
Alembea7748/
Holomba7739/
Helemba7734/
Holembo7719/
Olambay7715/
Gulemba778/
Ollembe778/
Ollembo778/
Olimbay775/
Golîmba774/
Holamba773/
Golenba773/
Elembah773/
Golmbai773/
Olember772/
Olembee771/
Olenbai771/
Elembai771/
Aloemba771/
Algemba771/
Houlmba771/
Ellemba771/
Elembea771/
Aliemba771/
Alembah771/
Golembi771/
Hollembach7514/
Hollembaih750/
Olmbe735/
Elmba731/
Holombau71713/
Helembai71286/
Gallemba71190/
Houlmbai7147/
Holmbach7114/
Helembay713/
Houlmbay713/
Oloembei711/
Alembath711/
Elehemba711/
Holenbah711/
Oulambah711/
Alembi675,026/
Alamba672,686/
Alomba672,446/
Alembe672,051/
Elamba671,435/
Elembo671,284/
Elomba671,088/
Alembo671,013/
Olambo67998/
Alimba67903/
Alemwa67665/
Olombo67339/
Olimbo67314/
Holmbo67178/
Ulimba67126/
Olimbi67126/
Golęba6786/
Ulembe6772/
Ulembo6770/
Holmby6758/
Elimba6749/
Holmbe6717/
Almbaz6717/
Allembach6717/
Olimbe6711/
Alemby679/
Holenbach678/
Elenba678/
Ollenbach675/
Almbai672/
Olimva672/
Holiombau671/
Olenbe671/
Olimua671/
Olinba671/
Ulembi671/
Ulemva671/
Allmba671/
Atlmba671/
Aleembhai671/
Olimwa671/
Alemua671/
Olmbey670/

Olemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olemba in the Arabic language
اولمباawlmba-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olemba
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