Omb Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Omb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1651:49,4166,181
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homb86278/
Gomb8678/
Oumb8665/
Ombs8616/
Oimb864/
Ommb862/
Ombd862/
Ohmb862/
Ombt861/
Otmb861/
Ombz861/
Hombs75166/
Houmb75111/
Goimb7581/
Goumb752/
Gombp751/
Oosmb751/
Amb67234/
Umb67150/
Emb6792/
Omp6791/
Onb6722/
Omv6714/
Omf678/
Omw674/
Ombowa672/
Ossimb672/
Ombova672/
Houmbd671/
Ochemb671/

Omb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omb in the Marathi language
ओंबomba-
Omb in the Hindi language
ओम्बomba80
औंबaumba20
Omb in the Russian language
Омбomb-

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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
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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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