Obomba Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5951:65,6127,423
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboumba9211/
Obombay921/
Gobombai861/
Obumba83408/
Ebomba83259/
Abomba83247/
Obombi83107/
Obamba8352/
Obombo8344/
Ubomba8335/
Owomba8312/
Obombe8310/
Obomby836/
Obemba834/
Ouboumbai801/
Aboumba77120/
Eboumba7711/
Oubamba777/
Obamboa775/
Obuombe774/
Obombie771/
Obonbai771/
Obunmba771/
Obasimba7124/
Oboumbou712/
Obusimba712/
Obotimbe711/
Otbonbat711/
Obambi679,961/
Abemba671,342/
Obambo671,277/
Abamba671,229/
Ubamba671,144/
Ebombo67999/
Owamba67775/
Ebamba67734/
Abumba67510/
Obembo67316/
Ubombo67261/
Abombo67257/
Obambe67240/
Abombe67180/
Avomba67158/
Abombi6779/
Ovamba6769/
Obamby6760/
Awomba6755/
Owombo6741/
Ebemba6734/
Obumbi6724/
Obonwa6713/
Ovombo679/
Ovumba674/
Ubumba674/
Obonbo672/
Abonba672/
Obamwa672/
Obanba671/
Ubonba671/
Obonva671/
Abosembea671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis