Otembo Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Otembo Last Name Facts

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

Otembo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otembo.

How Common Is The Last Name Otembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,257,535th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name Otembo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otembo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Otembo is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent live, Bungoma County, where 31 percent live and Turkana County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Otembo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othembo922/
Otiembo921/
Otemba83509/
Osembo83376/
Otambo83374/
Otombo83264/
Atembo83195/
Otimbo8355/
Etembo8334/
Utembo8327/
Otenbo831/
Ombo802,358/
Hatembo772,300/
Ataembo77368/
Gatembo77185/
Athembo77156/
Osiembo77112/
Ochembo7723/
Ottimbo772/
Othemba771/
Othambo771/
Ostemba771/
Atembot771/
Oisembo771/
Attembo771/
Otambou771/
Gotimbo771/
Ottemba771/
Etembou771/
Gombo7330,193/
Omboy733,363/
Hombo731,436/
Omboi73540/
Ombos73368/
Ombou73259/
Ombod73118/
Ombot7364/
Oimbo7355/
Oumbo7354/
Omboo7339/
Omboa7317/
Uombo738/
Ombuo736/
Ommbo734/
Oombo732/
Eumbo731/
Omboz731/
Gotyombo711/
Hateembo711/
Atemba672,238/
Etombo671,864/
Asembo671,829/
Osimbo671,667/
Atambo671,588/
Otamba67545/
Houtenbos67478/
Atombo67465/
Otomba67255/
Homboy67250/
Goumbo67247/
Houmbo67231/
Gomboo67172/
Gomboș67138/
Osemba6770/
Etemba6765/
Otimba6762/
Gombou6740/
Etambo6740/
Utemba6732/
Goimbo6728/
Atimbo6727/
Gombgo6720/
Oumbou6718/
Etimbo6715/
Acembo679/
Gonmbo677/
Gomboy677/
Hombot676/
Homboš676/
Homboa674/
Heumbo673/
Ocenbo672/
Gomboi672/
Goombo672/
Hombos672/
Otinbo672/
Hombou671/
Ombuoe671/
Hatmbo671/
Oimboh671/
Omboch671/
Ombohe671/
Gatmbo671/
Omboud671/
Etenbo670/

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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 Otembo
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