Omembe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Omembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Omembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omembe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omembe? popularity and diffusion

Omembe is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omembe are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omiembe921/
Omeumbe921/
Omeambe921/
Ommbe911/
Omemba8355/
Omambe8343/
Emembe8311/
Amembe832/
Omombe831/
Omenbe831/
Umeumbe7721/
Emeambe7721/
Amember771/
Gamembe771/
Humembe771/
Umemba67169/
Amembi67126/
Omambi6768/
Amemba6731/
Amambe6728/
Amombe6710/
Hummbe677/
Emembi675/
Ammber672/
Amemby671/
Gommbi671/
Omimbi671/
Hemmbe671/
Emnbea671/
Amenbe671/
Hammbe671/
Emenbe671/

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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 Omembe
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