Orembe Surname
Approximately 722 people bear this surname
Orembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 614 | 1:75,212 | 7,020 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orembe (45) may also be a first name.
Orembe Demographics
Orembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Orembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orembe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orembe is the 466,165th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orembe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Orembe is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 45 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 75,212. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Busia County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya Orembe exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Orembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Orembe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhembe | 92 | 184 | / |
| Orember | 92 | 6 | / |
| Oriembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orgembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Horembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Horiembe | 86 | 43 | / |
| Orhember | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ouriembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orimbe | 83 | 63 | / |
| Orambe | 83 | 39 | / |
| Oremba | 83 | 26 | / |
| Arembe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Orembi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Orombe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Hormbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Erembe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gormbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ormbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Horambe | 77 | 1,034 | / |
| Orhemba | 77 | 511 | / |
| Horombe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Orhambe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Orymbet | 77 | 3 | / |
| Harembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oriembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arembei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arember | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orenber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orambhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ormbest | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gormbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orombie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ormba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Armbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ormby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oirhemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Horambhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horambee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orombi | 67 | 2,436 | / |
| Orimba | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Arambe | 67 | 326 | / |
| Erimbe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Aremba | 67 | 40 | / |
| Erambe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arombe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hormby | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arimbe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oromby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horenberh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urembi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orimbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arembi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uremba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ormbys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hornbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ornbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ourmby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Orenby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gormby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis