Otemba Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Otemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4371:105,6759,126
Congo601:83,1527,031
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otemba (221) may also be a first name.

Otemba Last Name Facts

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

Otemba is found most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otemba? popularity and diffusion

Otemba is the 608,234th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otemba are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Otemba is also the 606,684th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 221 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 105,675. In Kenya Otemba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 31 percent live, Vihiga County, where 31 percent live and Nairobi County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Otemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottemba921/
Ostemba921/
Othemba921/
Atemba832,238/
Otembe83550/
Otamba83545/
Otembi83304/
Otomba83255/
Otembo83183/
Osemba8370/
Etemba8365/
Otimba8362/
Utemba8332/
Omba8046,931/
Othembi77753/
Ochemba77388/
Ossemba7765/
Hatemba776/
Atembah775/
Ateumba774/
Gatemba774/
Attemba773/
Hetemba773/
Othembo772/
Athemba771/
Utembay771/
Utemmba771/
Hotembe771/
Otember771/
Othembe771/
Oscemba771/
Gotembe771/
Atiemba771/
Otiembo771/
Outamba771/
Otimbai771/
Gomba7313,971/
Ombay734,311/
Oumba732,255/
Homba731,949/
Ombas73474/
Ombai73463/
Ombat73263/
Ombaa73201/
Ombga7384/
Oimba7354/
Eumba7350/
Ombad7334/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Onmba738/
Ombaş734/
Uomba732/
Oomba732/
Ombap731/
Ombaș731/
Ombha731/
Ombau731/
Gathemba7175/
Gateamba7141/
Ateambah7133/
Gotyomba7111/
Ostember712/
Osembach711/
Ochembah711/
Atehemba711/
Atamba672,714/
Goumba671,896/
Asemba671,418/
Houmba67951/
Goimba67832/
Gombau67718/
Gombai67612/
Atembe67568/
Atimba67485/
Etamba67474/
Etomba67446/
Atembi67424/
Osembo67376/
Otambo67374/
Utembe67301/
Otombo67264/
Atomba67196/
Atembo67195/
Osimba67128/
Gombay67120/
Ombach6786/
Gombea6762/
Otimbo6755/
Etembo6734/
Hombah6727/
Utembi6727/
Utembo6727/
Hombas6718/
Ottenbach6715/
Ombash6715/
Goomba6714/
Otimbe6711/
Otinba678/
Etimba676/
Hombau675/
Homboa674/
Heumba674/
Gombaj674/
Goïmba674/
Hombay673/
Ombaut672/
Hombai672/
Ossembach671/
Hombad671/
Athembhai671/
Otenbo671/
Hombaz671/
Ombaad671/
Ombaay671/
Ombatt671/
Otimua671/
Ocimba671/
Goymba671/
Athmba671/
Atemwa671/
Ombasp671/
Oimbap671/
Oumbas671/
Othmbi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otemba
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