Okombo Surname

108,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,2471:14,2221,738
Tanzania3921:135,05512,549
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Congo2281:21,8822,466
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Okombo (548) may also be a first name.

Okombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okombo is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Okombo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,189th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,693,203 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okombo reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okombo is also the 359,856th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 548 people.

Okombo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,247 people, or 1 in 14,222. In Kenya Okombo is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 33 percent live, Migori County, where 27 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Okombo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okombo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokombo9231/
Okomboh925/
Okomboy924/
Okoumbo922/
Okombgo921/
Okonmbo921/
Okoumbou869/
Akombo833,870/
Okomba832,989/
Ekombo831,235/
Okumbo83610/
Okambo83294/
Okembo8354/
Ukombo837/
Okonbo834/
Okoumba771,344/
Akoumbo7718/
Okonboh7715/
Akomboh7715/
Akombou7712/
Hukombo777/
Ackombo776/
Akhombo776/
Ockomba775/
Okombah772/
Okonmba772/
Akombuo772/
Atkombo771/
Akomboi771/
Ekonmbo771/
Akuombo771/
Akonmbo771/
Okommba771/
Ahkombo771/
Okumboh771/
Okuonbo771/
Okoonbo771/
Akomboo771/
Ocombos771/
Akoumbou715/
Gokoumba714/
Akombout711/
Okoumbas711/
Okosimba711/
Haakombo711/
Ekomba6717,455/
Okemba6711,694/
Okamba672,522/
Akambo671,317/
Ekambo67893/
Akomba67397/
Okunbo67251/
Akumbo67160/
Akembo67139/
Acombo67103/
Ocambo6793/
Ukomba6782/
Okonba6749/
Okumba6742/
Akonbo6738/
Ekembo675/
Ukumbo672/
Ekonbo672/
Hahakombo671/

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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 Okombo
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