Ombai Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3511:131,56710,822
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ombai (3,568) may also be a first name.

Ombai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombai (Hindi: ओमबाई, Marathi: ओमबाई, Oriya: ଓାଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombai reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 118,569th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 3,568 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 131,567. In Kenya Ombai is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 62 percent live, Migori County, where 22 percent live and Kisumu County, where 15 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Ombai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombai91612/
Ombayi91152/
Ombaji912/
Hombai912/
Omba8946,931/
Ombi892,154/
Osimbai8321/
Goimbai8320/
Gombayi8314/
Gombaji834/
Goumbai831/
Oumbayi831/
Ommbayi831/
Otimbai831/
Gomba8013,971/
Ombui808,004/
Ombay804,311/
Oumba802,255/
Homba801,949/
Ombid801,259/
Gombi801,151/
Ambai80981/
Hombi80552/
Omboi80540/
Ombas80474/
Ombat80263/
Ombah80212/
Ombaa80201/
Umbai80158/
Ombae80112/
Ombie8098/
Ombga8084/
Ombio8057/
Oimba8054/
Ombih8042/
Embai8041/
Ombis8040/
Ombad8034/
Oembi8021/
Omboa8017/
Ombea8015/
Omwai808/
Onmba808/
Oumbi808/
Ombei805/
Ombit804/
Oombi804/
Ombaş804/
Uomba802/
Oomba802/
Oemba802/
Onbai801/
Ombap801/
Ombaș801/
Ombha801/
Ombhi801/
Oimbi801/
Ombau801/
Hombaiah7717/
Houmbaji771/
Osembayi771/
Ombuya732,053/
Goumba731,896/
Goumbi731,707/
Ombaye73993/
Houmba73951/
Goimba73832/
Gombio73728/
Gombau73718/
Ambayi73643/
Ombija73632/
Ambaji73539/
Otemba73509/
Ombayo73498/
Umbhai73382/
Ombajo73359/
Ambait73329/
Otembi73304/
Osimba73128/
Honbai73128/
Hambai73126/
Goombi73122/
Gombay73120/
Ombeja73109/
Ombaya73101/
Ombach7386/
Gambai7384/
Omboya7380/
Houmbi7377/
Omwayi7376/
Osemba7370/
Otimba7362/
Gombea7362/
Gumbai7350/
Ambais7346/
Embaie7338/
Ambaip7337/
Ombiyo7334/
Hombah7327/
Ombaju7324/
Ambaih7323/
Hombae7322/
Gombei7321/
Hombid7319/
Hombas7318/
Omboyi7317/
Ombash7315/
Ombeyi7315/
Goomba7314/
Ombiji7312/
Ambaia7312/
Gonbai7311/
Ammbai7310/
Ombaja7310/
Ombiya739/
Ombiye739/
Osembi738/
Osimbi738/
Ambhai737/
Ombuih736/
Ohumba736/
Gombhi735/
Hombau735/
Gombae735/
Embayi735/
Ombeya735/
Humbai734/
Homboa734/
Gombaj734/
Goïmba734/
Ambaiy733/
Gombie733/
Hombay733/
Omboio733/
Đombić733/
Umbayi733/
Ombaut732/
Ombijo732/
Ombuyi732/
Embaia732/
Hombie732/
Oumbio732/
Gomboi732/
Ambaii732/
Ombaha732/
Hombad731/
Hombis731/
Embaji731/
Amnbai731/
Oumbie731/
Hombaz731/
Hoemba731/
Honmbi731/
Oomwai731/
Ombaad731/
Ombaay731/
Ombatt731/
Ounmbi731/
Ocimba731/
Umbaji731/
Goymba731/
Gombii731/
Goimbi731/
Gommbi731/
Ambaie731/
Ambaio731/
Ombasp731/
Ombish731/
Ombije731/
Omboja731/
Gomwai731/
Oimbap731/
Oumbas731/
Othmbi731/
O'Mbio731/
Ambaai731/
Umba67206,202/
Amba6734,046/
Ambi6716,609/
Emba675,337/
Ombe673,017/
Embi672,226/
Hombach672,090/
Hambayi671,228/
Umbi671,143/
Omwa67684/
Omva67525/
Omua67473/
Ochemba67388/
Omby67273/
Ambaiah67240/
Houmbie67219/
Gomboya67208/
Ochimba67127/
Ombioyo6784/
Ossemba6765/
Omui6755/
Ossimba6753/
Gomboyi6748/
Gombeya6748/
Oombash6741/
Ossimbi6738/
Onbi6737/
Ombayed6736/
Hombash6730/
Onba6729/
Hombaya6722/
Ombayod677/
Ambaiyo677/
Atimbai675/
Ehoumba675/
Embaiah674/
Ambayit674/
Gambaie674/
Ombijah674/
Ambayie674/
Usembai673/
Gombaya673/
Gombaye673/
Oumbaye673/
Heembai673/
Asembai672/
Homboyi672/
Gambaji672/
Gomboji672/
Haambai672/
Osimbay672/
Ombogie672/
Goumbio672/
Hoombau671/
Ottemba671/
Omvi671/
Gumbaia671/
Gumbayi671/
Gounbai671/
Aambaji671/
Ambaaji671/
Umbaihi671/
Goumbah671/
Gombiya671/
Osimbah671/
Onmbayu671/
Houmbio671/
Hombahe671/
Hombaut671/
Hombiya671/
Hembaie671/
Ombijjo671/
Ombé671/
Omwi671/
Outimbi671/
Oscemba671/
Umbhaij671/
Umbhaip671/
Ùmba671/
Hambais671/
Goumbay671/
Goumbie671/
Gonmbaï671/
Goimbah671/
Gambhai671/
Gambayi671/
Ambayio671/
Ombuyah671/
Ommboyi671/
Ambaiyi671/
Oymewai671/
Haembai671/
Hhambai671/

Ombai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ombai in the Hindi language
ओमबाईomaba'i-
Ombai in the Oriya language
ଓାଇoa'i50
ଓମବାଇomaba'i50
Ombai in the Marathi language
ओमबाईomaba'i50
बाईba'i25
ओंबाईomba'i25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ombai
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