Olemba Surname
Approximately 805 people bear this surname
Olemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 454 | 1:45,747 | 6,011 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Olemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olemba in the Arabic language | ||
| اولمبا | awlmba | - |
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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 Olemba
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