Oyiembo Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Oyiembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Oyiembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyiembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyiembo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oyiembo.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyiembo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyiembo is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Oyiembo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyiembo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 80 percent live and Siaya County, where 20 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent live.
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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 Oyiembo
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