Olembe Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Olembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 450 | 1:46,153 | 6,059 |
| Congo | 176 | 1:28,347 | 2,979 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Olembé (2) are calculated separately.
Olembe (88) may also be a first name.
Olembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olembe (Marathi: ओळंबे) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Olembé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 417,776th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. Olembe is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olembe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Olembe is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 88 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon Olembe is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 78 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and East Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olembe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olembe in the Marathi language | ||
| ओळंबे | olambe | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Olembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis