Omb Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Omb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 165 | 1:49,416 | 6,181 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Omb (224) may also be a first name.
Omb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omb (Hindi: ओम्ब, Marathi: ओंब, Russian: Омб) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Omb.
How Common Is The Last Name Omb? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omb is the 945,594th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. Omb occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Omb live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 601,629th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 224 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 49,416. In Papua New Guinea Omb is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 80 percent live, Chimbu, where 14 percent live and Western Highlands, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homb | 86 | 278 | / |
| Gomb | 86 | 78 | / |
| Oumb | 86 | 65 | / |
| Ombs | 86 | 16 | / |
| Oimb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ommb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ombd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ohmb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ombt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Otmb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ombz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hombs | 75 | 166 | / |
| Houmb | 75 | 111 | / |
| Goimb | 75 | 81 | / |
| Goumb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gombp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oosmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amb | 67 | 234 | / |
| Umb | 67 | 150 | / |
| Emb | 67 | 92 | / |
| Omp | 67 | 91 | / |
| Onb | 67 | 22 | / |
| Omv | 67 | 14 | / |
| Omf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ombowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ossimb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houmbd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochemb | 67 | 1 | / |
Omb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omb in the Marathi language | ||
| ओंब | omba | - |
| Omb in the Hindi language | ||
| ओम्ब | omba | 80 |
| औंब | aumba | 20 |
| Omb in the Russian language | ||
| Омб | omb | - |
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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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- 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 Omb
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