Osembe Surname
Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname
Osembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,033 | 1:71,519 | 8,362 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Osembe (140) may also be a first name.
Osembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osembe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Osembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Osembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osembe is the 347,450th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,927,325 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osembe are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Osembe is also the 781,395th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 140 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 71,519. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Osembe
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