Ossombe Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Ossombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
Ossombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ossombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ossombe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ossombe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ossombe is the 1,428,594th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ossombe reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Ossombe is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 216,344. In Cameroon Ossombe is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 73 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Ossombe occurs in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossombey | 93 | 4 | / |
| Osombe | 92 | 106 | / |
| Essombe | 86 | 1,831 | / |
| Ossomba | 86 | 613 | / |
| Ossombi | 86 | 272 | / |
| Assombe | 86 | 87 | / |
| Ossembe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ossomby | 86 | 2 | / |
| Otsombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ossoumbi | 80 | 77 | / |
| Gassombe | 80 | 54 | / |
| Ossoumba | 80 | 28 | / |
| Essombey | 80 | 23 | / |
| Assombie | 80 | 15 | / |
| Essoumbe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Assoumbe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hossomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osomba | 77 | 1,854 | / |
| Osembe | 77 | 1,052 | / |
| Esombe | 77 | 900 | / |
| Asombe | 77 | 131 | / |
| Osumbe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Osombi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Osomue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Usombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Assoumbie | 75 | 66 | / |
| Gassoumbe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gossombai | 75 | 11 | / |
| Oussoumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osssoumbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Assoumbei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Assembe | 71 | 1,987 | / |
| Essambe | 71 | 130 | / |
| Essembe | 71 | 123 | / |
| Ossamba | 71 | 74 | / |
| Asombea | 71 | 34 | / |
| Essombi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Assambe | 71 | 25 | / |
| Osomboi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hasombe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Oshomue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Assomba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ossumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Essombé | 71 | 3 | / |
| Essombè | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atsombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osombha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esombie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osoumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osombyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osomboa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ossambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otsumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asomber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gassambe | 67 | 3,323 | / |
| Otshumbe | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ossounbi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Essambeh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Assoumba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asssembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gassonbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousamnbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ussambie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosombai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essembey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essoumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oussamba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ossombe
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