Ombafu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ombafu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ombafu Demographics

Ombafu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ombafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombafu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombafu? popularity and diffusion

Ombafu is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ombafu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombafu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Ombafu is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside.

Ombafu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ombafu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambafu8312/
Ombofu831/
Ommbofu771/
Ambefu671/
Ambofu671/
Onwafu671/
Ambofou6226/
Ambefuh621/
Amboffou5710/
Onwuhafu571/
Amuofu5074/
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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 Ombafu
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