Omamba Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Omamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omamba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Omamba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omamba are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,319,426. In Kenya Omamba is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 97 percent are found and Migori County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omambat92133/
Oumamba921/
Omambas921/
Amamba83620/
Omambo83208/
Omambi8368/
Omemba8355/
Omambe8343/
Emamba8317/
Umamba839/
Omomba831/
Hamamba77531/
Amambay7714/
Umambat7711/
Amanmba776/
Amambau774/
Hemamba773/
Gomambi771/
Amambha771/
Emambai771/
Amambai771/
Omeambe771/
Homambo771/
Omaambo771/
Oumambi771/
Oumambo771/
Gomambo771/
Gumamba771/
Gamamba771/
Amaemba771/
Homeambath751/
Hamaamba71683/
Amambahy7167/
Osmanbaş7167/
Gamambai7133/
Haamamba7119/
Omosemba7111/
Homhomba718/
Amatemba715/
Amambaya711/
Hamaimba711/
Hamaumba711/
Hemambha711/
Omasembo711/
Omombo671,765/
Omanwa671,054/
Emambo67596/
Hamatimba67285/
Amambo67193/
Amambi67164/
Amomba67110/
Amasembat6747/
Amanba6743/
Umambi6740/
Amemba6731/
Amambe6728/
Osmanbash6718/
Amassemba6714/
Ememba6713/
Gomanbhai679/
Goumambou675/
Umomba674/
Haamaamba674/
Umambo673/
Amamua673/
Amamby671/
Amonba671/
Gamgambai671/
Omombe671/
Omonba671/
Omotimbai671/
Amamva671/

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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 Omamba
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