Oyambe Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oyambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Oyambe Last Name Facts

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

Oyambe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyambe live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Other than The DR Congo Oyambe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houyambe861/
Iyambe832,970/
Eyambe831,030/
Oyombe83630/
Oyamba8376/
Ayambe8374/
Oyembe8361/
Oyambi837/
Ojambe831/
Ohiambe77181/
Ihyambe7795/
Iyambee7715/
Iyambet774/
Gojambe772/
Oyeembe772/
Goyambi772/
Hiyambe772/
Heyambe771/
Gayambe771/
Goyamve771/
Aembe739,739/
Yembe733,750/
Oumbe73910/
Oimbe73557/
Aumbe7334/
Aimbe737/
Oembe734/
Eambe732/
Ihyamber7111/
Hayambee711/
Ihyambee711/
Ayamba675,712/
Iyamba672,527/
Ayambi672,196/
Eyamba672,149/
Iyombe671,837/
Iyembe67843/
Oyomba67620/
Ayembe67609/
Ahumbe67395/
Oyombi67363/
Haimbe67313/
Eyambi67249/
Oyemba67175/
Eyembe67144/
Ojembe67128/
Ehambe67124/
Eyombe67124/
Goumbe67118/
Ouembe67110/
Ayanbe67101/
Oyimba6792/
Ayimbe6780/
Oyinbe6764/
Iyambi6756/
Ayombe6755/
Uyembe6749/
Houmbe6738/
Aymbet6723/
Aimbet6721/
Ajembe6719/
Gaimbe6717/
Aimbez6713/
Oyembi6712/
Ajambe6710/
Ojambi6710/
Oyimbi679/
Ajimbe678/
Ojamba675/
Uyamba675/
Aumbee674/
Yembei674/
Iyanbe673/
Aumber673/
Ayumbe673/
Aimbie673/
Ujambe672/
Haumbe672/
Uyambi672/
Eyumbe672/
Awembe672/
Owembe672/
Ajombe672/
Ajumbe672/
Gaumbe672/
Oumber671/
Oyanba671/
Eamber671/
Aymber671/
Ojmebe671/
Ojombe671/
Eyamve671/
Oumbie671/
Oyenbe671/
Haymbe671/
Oumbey671/
Oyamwi671/
Ujombe671/
Goimbe671/
Eyimbe671/
Eyamby671/
Eyambé671/
Ayamby671/
Ayamue671/
Ihyanmber671/
Ayamve671/
Aimbei671/
Aimber670/

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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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  • 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 Oyambe
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