Osembo Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Osembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Uganda451:867,54039,905
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Osembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osembo is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 760,012th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Osembo reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Osembo is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 47,405. In Papua New Guinea Osembo is most prevalent in: Northern, where 52 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 28 percent are found and Morobe, where 10 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osiembo92112/
Otsembo9282/
Oisembo921/
Ogembo835,654/
Asembo831,829/
Osimbo831,667/
Osombo83607/
Osambo83580/
Otembo83183/
Osemba8370/
Esembo8356/
Ossmbo831/
Ombo802,358/
Ossombo77497/
Assembo7776/
Ossemba7765/
Ossambo7748/
Asemboa7734/
Ossimbo7724/
Ochembo7723/
Osomboi7722/
Ashembo7721/
Oshimbo7721/
Essembo7711/
Oshambo774/
Asemboh772/
Hesembo771/
Asenmbo771/
Oscemba771/
Osimboh771/
Osismbo771/
Gusembo771/
Atsembo771/
Utsembo771/
Osenboy770/
Gombo7330,193/
Omboy733,363/
Hombo731,436/
Omboi73540/
Ombos73368/
Ombou73259/
Ombod73118/
Ombot7364/
Oimbo7355/
Oumbo7354/
Omboo7339/
Omboa7317/
Uombo738/
Ombuo736/
Ommbo734/
Oombo732/
Omboz731/
Eumbo731/
Asmbo731/
Atsembou7161/
Osembach711/
Assemboh711/
Ossombou711/
Essembou711/
Esambo671,921/
Osomba671,854/
Esimbo671,623/
Azombo671,599/
Asemba671,418/
Asombo671,343/
Esombo67705/
Esemba67549/
Otemba67509/
Osamba67271/
Homboy67250/
Goumbo67247/
Houmbo67231/
Ojemba67199/
Atembo67195/
Gomboo67172/
Asimbo67159/
Asambo67150/
Gomboș67138/
Osimba67128/
Ezombo67109/
Ogemba67106/
Otimbo6755/
Gombou6740/
Ozemba6735/
Goimbo6728/
Usemba6728/
Osemwa6725/
Assenmboh6724/
Gombgo6720/
Oumbou6718/
Usenbo6716/
Agembo6710/
Acembo679/
Gomboy677/
Gonmbo677/
Ozombo677/
Hombot676/
Homboš676/
Ojimbo675/
Homboa674/
Usimbo674/
Heumbo673/
Ozimbo673/
Goombo672/
Osinbo672/
Osenwo672/
Ezambo672/
Hombos672/
Gomboi672/
Ocenbo672/
Ogenbo671/
Ozambo671/
Ossembach671/
Otenbo671/
Azembo671/
Ezembo671/
Hombou671/
Ombuoe671/
Oimboh671/
Omboch671/
Ombohe671/
Omboud671/

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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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  • 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 Osembo
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