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 last name Obomba has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obomba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obomba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 532,873rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obomba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Obomba is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 65,612. In Uganda Obomba is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 41 percent reside, Zombo District, where 32 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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
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