Olemgbe Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olemgbe Surname User-submission:

The Olemgbe surname means 'when'. Its usually an incomplete name on it's own and will usually have a descriptive word attached, however, because of how long the name becomes and need for ease, it has remained largely accepted.

Olemgbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olemgbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Olemgbe surname means 'when'. Its usually an incomplete name on it's own and will usually have a descriptive word attached, however, because of how long the name becomes and need for ease, it has remained largely accepted.

- olemx

Olemgbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olemgbe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olemgbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Olemgbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olemgbe are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Olemgbe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Olemgbe is primarily found in: Taraba, where 21 percent live, Edo, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Olemgbe Last Name Statistics demography

Olemgbe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olengbe861/
Alemgbe861/
Olamgbe861/
Galemgbe806/
Alengbe7121/
Elimgbe711/
Alemgue711/
Alengbie6748/
Alhengbe675/
Alengbihe631/
Alimhngbe631/
Alimihngbe591/
Hollingber591/
Hollingbey590/
Holemquest590/
Alengbi57103/
Alingbe5739/
Alengba574/
Allingbe5319/
Allengba531/
Hollingby508/

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