Orembo Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Orembo (61) may also be a first name.

Orembo Last Name Facts

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

Orembo (Russian: Орембо) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Orembo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 61 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 78 percent are found, Busia County, where 6 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Orembo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oremboh921/
Urembo831,091/
Orimbo83292/
Orombo8327/
Arembo8326/
Oremba8326/
Orambo8318/
Erembo832/
Otremba772,996/
Orhemba77511/
Gorimbo77322/
Harembo7777/
Oromboi7753/
Horombo7753/
Orenboz7736/
Ariembo7720/
Orzimbo773/
Oramboy771/
Erenmbo771/
Garembo771/
Eremboy771/
Ornbo7313/
Ormba734/
Armbo731/
O'Tremba717/
Oirhemba714/
Arreymbo713/
Orhembau711/
O'Ramboy710/
Arombo673,329/
Orimba671,158/
Arambo67319/
Oramba6797/
Erambo6790/
Orimuo6761/
Urimbo6760/
Aremba6740/
Horembach6731/
Oromba6729/
Eremba6726/
Arenbo6719/
Auremboux6718/
Garmbo6717/
Arimbo6716/
Aurembout6715/
Hornbo6711/
Armboy678/
Erenbo676/
Ourmba671/
Gormba671/
Armbho671/
Uremba671/
Erimbo671/
Erombo671/
Ornbod671/
Oyrnbo671/

Orembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orembo in the Russian language
Орембоorembo-

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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 Orembo
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