Obumba Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3451:133,85510,969
Uganda551:709,80535,417
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Obumba Last Name Facts

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

Obumba is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Obumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obumba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 716,247th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name Obumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obumba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 133,855. In Kenya Obumba is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 51 percent live, Siaya County, where 30 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 15 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Obumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboumba9211/
Obunmba921/
Obusimba862/
Obomba83606/
Abumba83510/
Ebumba83180/
Obumbi8324/
Ubumba834/
Ovumba834/
Ouboumbai801/
Aboumba77120/
Avoumba7722/
Eboumba7711/
Habumba778/
Gabumba777/
Awoumba772/
Obombay771/
Oboumbou712/
Abumbhai711/
Obunwa67304/
Abomba67247/
Abumbi67229/
Awumba67110/
Obombi67107/
Avumba6759/
Awomba6755/
Obombo6744/
Ubomba6735/
Abumbe6730/
Owomba6712/
Abumbo6710/
Obombe6710/
Obomby676/
Owumwa675/
Abunba672/
Ubumbe671/
Ovumbo671/
Obunua671/
Ubumbo671/

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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 Obumba
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