Omba Surname
Approximately 46,931 people bear this surname
Omba Surname Definition:
Omba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: someone who has returned. A child whose birth is believed to be the return of a departed member of the family (feminine).
Omba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 45,314 | 1:1,630 | 156 |
| Papua New Guinea | 547 | 1:14,906 | 1,446 |
| Indonesia | 332 | 1:398,341 | 33,813 |
| Philippines | 261 | 1:387,886 | 50,287 |
| Congo | 179 | 1:27,872 | 2,955 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Omba (3,971) may also be a first name.
Omba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Omba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: someone who has returned. A child whose birth is believed to be the return of a departed member of the family (feminine).
Omba Demographics
Average Omba Salary in
United States
$69,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Omba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omba (Hindi: ओम्बा, Marathi: ओंबा) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,962nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 155,282 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Omba are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 110,946th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 3,971 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 45,314 people, or 1 in 1,630. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Omba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Omba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.72% more than the national average, earning R 553,032 per year and in United States they earn 60.61% more than the national average, earning $69,300 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omba in the Marathi language | ||
| ओंबा | omba | - |
| Omba in the Hindi language | ||
| ओम्बा | omba | 78.57 |
| ओंबा | omba | 19.05 |
| औम्बा | aumba | 2.38 |
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Footnotes
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