Olumbe Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Uganda961:406,65925,271
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Olumbe (22) may also be a first name.

Olumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olumbe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olumbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Olumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 778,856th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Olumbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olumbe are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Olumbe is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya Olumbe is most common in: Nairobi County, where 46 percent live, Busia County, where 33 percent live and Kisumu County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Olumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Olumbe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumber924/
Olumba831,695/
Olombe83474/
Alumbe83207/
Elumbe83183/
Olumbi8387/
Olimbe8311/
Ulumbe834/
Olumby830/
Aloumbe77201/
Gulumbe77165/
Galumbe77134/
Oloumba7783/
Oloumbi7764/
Holombe778/
Alumbei773/
Olunmba773/
Eloumbe772/
Alumbeh771/
Golumbi771/
Oulombe771/
Hollombe7137/
Alutembe716/
Galumbge715/
Olohunbe713/
Olaunmbi711/
Galgumbe711/
Oloembei711/
Alusembe711/
Hollumby710/
Ulombe672,423/
Alumba671,457/
Alombe67846/
Olombi67535/
Olomba67159/
Elumbi67148/
Olimbi67126/
Alumbi67118/
Alimbe67100/
Elimbe6791/
Ulumba6784/
Olunba6713/
Olumwa675/
Olunwe673/
Ulumbi671/
Houloumba671/
Olomue671/
Alunbe671/

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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 Olumbe
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