Onyambe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Onyambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyambe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyambe is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Onyambe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyambe are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 47 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyombe8675/
Anyambe868/
Enyambe862/
Onyamba862/
Oniambe861/
Hanyambe8046/
Anyambeh801/
Hognambe801/
Gonyombe801/
Haanyambe751/
Anyamba71373/
Agnambe7184/
Anyombe7145/
Onyomba7124/
Anyambi7113/
Anjambe714/
Oniamba713/
Onyanwe712/
Anyamve711/
Aniambe711/
Onyanue711/
Anyamwe711/
Aneambe711/
Enjambe711/
Onyombi711/
Anyamue711/
Anyanbe711/
Anyanebe6710/
Gonyombi676/
Onehamba674/
Anhambee674/
Anyamewe672/
Gonjombe671/
Angiambe671/
Hanyamba671/
Anyambaa671/

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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 Onyambe
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