Obomba Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Obomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 595 | 1:65,612 | 7,423 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Obomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obomba has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obomba? popularity and diffusion
Obomba is the 532,873rd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obomba are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 65,612. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 41 percent are found, Zombo District, where 32 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda Obomba exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboumba | 92 | 11 | / |
| Obombay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gobombai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obumba | 83 | 408 | / |
| Ebomba | 83 | 259 | / |
| Abomba | 83 | 247 | / |
| Obombi | 83 | 107 | / |
| Obamba | 83 | 52 | / |
| Obombo | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ubomba | 83 | 35 | / |
| Owomba | 83 | 12 | / |
| Obombe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obomby | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obemba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ouboumbai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aboumba | 77 | 120 | / |
| Eboumba | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oubamba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obamboa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obuombe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obombie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obonbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obunmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasimba | 71 | 24 | / |
| Oboumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obusimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obotimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otbonbat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obambi | 67 | 9,961 | / |
| Abemba | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Obambo | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Abamba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Ubamba | 67 | 1,144 | / |
| Ebombo | 67 | 999 | / |
| Owamba | 67 | 775 | / |
| Ebamba | 67 | 734 | / |
| Abumba | 67 | 510 | / |
| Obembo | 67 | 316 | / |
| Ubombo | 67 | 261 | / |
| Abombo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Obambe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Abombe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Avomba | 67 | 158 | / |
| Abombi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ovamba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Obamby | 67 | 60 | / |
| Awomba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Owombo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ebemba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obumbi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Obonwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovombo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obonbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abonba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubonba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abosembea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obomba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis