Olembo Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Olembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6231:118,58712,916
Kenya2351:196,51014,435
Congo101:498,91011,250
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Olembo (64) may also be a first name.

Olembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olembo (Russian: Олембо) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olembo.

How Common Is The Last Name Olembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 395,841st most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olembo are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Olembo is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name Olembo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 118,587. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.

Olembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Olembo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golembo92144/
Holembo9219/
Ollembo928/
Elembo831,284/
Alembo831,013/
Olambo83998/
Olemba83805/
Olombo83339/
Olimbo83314/
Holmbo83178/
Ulembo8370/
Helembo77969/
Golemba77818/
Alemboa77260/
Holombo77104/
Galembo77104/
Holemba7766/
Gulembo7744/
Oulemba7711/
Eliembo775/
Aliembo775/
Halembo774/
Olamboy774/
Ullembo771/
Oulambo771/
Oliemba771/
Alehmbo771/
Oliambo771/
Olmba7331/
Elmbo7312/
Almbo7311/
Hollenbo7137/
Holombou715/
Holomboi711/
Alehmboh711/
Hhelembo711/
Elambo676,342/
Elombo672,580/
Elemba672,497/
Olimba672,454/
Alemba671,721/
Alombo671,408/
Olamba67852/
Alambo67476/
Alimbo67182/
Olomba67159/
Elimbo6771/
Ulemba6764/
Helmbo6733/
Alemwo6721/
Ulimbo6721/
Gulmbo6711/
Galmbo674/
Holembach674/
Elenbo672/
Alemuo671/
Alenbo671/
Olimvo671/
Olemva671/
Olemwa671/
Olenba671/
Holemwood670/
Almbod670/

Olembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olembo in the Russian language
Олембоolembo-

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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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  • 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 Olembo
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