Onsembe Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onsembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onsembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5141:89,8448,086
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onsembe (177) may also be a first name.

Onsembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onsembe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onsembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onsembe is the 601,907th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onsembe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 685,598th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 177 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 89,844. In Kenya Onsembe is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 63 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 19 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Onsembe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Onsembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Onsembe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongembe8634/
Ansembe865/
Omsembe864/
Ensembe861/
Onjembe861/
Onsambe861/
Onzembe861/
Ondjembe80329/
Anshember751/
Onsombi711,288/
Anjembe71576/
Angembe71404/
Ansambe71221/
Anzembe7136/
Onzemba711/
Onzambe711/
Onsimba711/
Ungembe711/
Andjembe671,513/
Undjembe6748/
Anshimbe6726/
Anjember675/
Ansambeh671/
Anzember671/
Ansenber671/

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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
  • 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 Onsembe
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