Osambo Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4031:114,5909,735
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osambo (61) may also be a first name.

Osambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osambo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osambo is the 550,571st most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname Osambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osambo reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 61 people.

The last name Osambo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 114,590. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 47 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 32 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Osambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Osambo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossambo9248/
Oshambo924/
Osiambo921/
Ojambo838,048/
Esambo831,921/
Osombo83607/
Osembo83376/
Osamba83271/
Asambo83150/
Usambo83150/
Ocambo8393/
Ozambo831/
Osanbo831/
Asamboa77573/
Ossombo77497/
Assambo77273/
Osiembo77112/
Essambo77105/
Ossamba7774/
Ochambo7772/
Gasambo7748/
Esanmbo7733/
Ojjambo7722/
Osomboi7722/
Ojaimbo7717/
Asamboh7711/
Udsambo775/
Gosamba774/
Ojamboh773/
Osaamba771/
Asiambo771/
Asambgo771/
Ojamboo771/
Oisembo771/
Osomboa771/
Oshamba771/
Ashambo770/
Assamboa7152/
Osahamba7148/
Oichambo7134/
Otchambo7130/
Assamboi7127/
Assambou716/
Hassambo712/
Otsoumbo712/
Otsaumba711/
Oïchambo711/
Essamboh711/
Ashamboh711/
Ashambgo711/
Ossombou711/
Oussamba711/
Assambot711/
Ajambo6713,160/
Asamba671,937/
Osomba671,854/
Asembo671,829/
Azombo671,599/
Asombo671,343/
Esombo67705/
Esamba67608/
Usombo67148/
Ezombo67109/
Acombo67103/
Ojombo6780/
Osemba6770/
Usamba6763/
Ocanbo6759/
Esembo6756/
Azambo6735/
Ozamba6715/
Oitchambo6711/
Esanbo6711/
Acembo679/
Ozombo677/
Ossoumbou676/
Ajombo675/
Ojamba675/
Osomuo674/
Osanwo674/
Asamuo673/
Ezambo672/
Uzombo671/
Asanbo671/
Azembo671/
Asamwo671/
Osanba671/
Assambois671/
Osamua671/
Assanmboh671/
Otchammbo671/

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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 Osambo
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