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) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olemba? popularity and diffusion
Olemba is the 428,665th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Olemba reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 90 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 45,747. In Cameroon Olemba is most common in: Centre Region, where 81 percent live, Littoral Region, where 15 percent live and West Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
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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