Otembi Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2651:147,31813,127
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Otembi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otembi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Otembi.

How Common Is The Last Name Otembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otembi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Otembi is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 147,318. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Masindi District, where 37 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 29 percent live and Hoima District, where 18 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othembi92753/
Otembe83550/
Otemba83509/
Atembi83424/
Etembi8386/
Otombi8328/
Utembi8327/
Osembi838/
Othmbi831/
Otambi831/
Otemui831/
Ombi802,154/
Uthembi7769/
Gatembi773/
Ottemba771/
Otimbai771/
Autembi771/
Ateambi771/
Gotembe771/
Outimbi771/
Othembe771/
Othemba771/
Otember771/
Hatembi771/
Hotembe771/
Ombui738,004/
Ombid731,259/
Gombi731,151/
Hombi73552/
Omboi73540/
Ombai73463/
Ombie7398/
Ombio7357/
Ombih7342/
Ombis7340/
Eumbi739/
Oumbi738/
Ombei735/
Ombit734/
Oombi734/
Ombhi731/
Oimbi731/
Gatembei718/
Gathembi712/
Ostember712/
Ahatembi711/
Etehembi711/
Atemba672,238/
Goumbi671,707/
Osembe671,052/
Gombio67728/
Etombi67630/
Gombai67612/
Atembe67568/
Atambi67423/
Utembe67301/
Etembe67207/
Atimbi67183/
Goombi67122/
Asembi67102/
Etimbi6797/
Atombi6779/
Houmbi6777/
Otimba6762/
Etambi6749/
Utemba6732/
Gombei6721/
Otambe6719/
Hombid6719/
Otimbe6711/
Osimbi678/
Ombuih676/
Gombhi675/
Đombić673/
Otombe673/
Hombie672/
Heumbi672/
Oumbio672/
Hombai672/
Eunmbi672/
Gomboi672/
Eaumbi671/
Oinebi671/
Ottenbeit671/
Hombis671/
Atenbi671/
Athembhai671/
Oumbie671/
O'Mbio671/
Honmbi671/
Hatmbi671/
Ounmbi671/
Gombii671/
Goimbi671/
Ombish671/
Ombije671/

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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 Otembi
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