Ombaja Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ombaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Ombaja (13) may also be a first name.
Ombaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ombaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ombaja is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ombaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombaja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ombaja is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 80 percent are found and Migori County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ombaa | 91 | 201 | / |
| Ombija | 83 | 632 | / |
| Ombajo | 83 | 359 | / |
| Ombeja | 83 | 109 | / |
| Ombaya | 83 | 101 | / |
| Ombaju | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gombaj | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ombaji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ambaja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ombaay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omboja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omba | 80 | 46,931 | / |
| Hombaya | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ombijah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gombaji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gombaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ambajah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ombay | 73 | 4,311 | / |
| Oumba | 73 | 2,255 | / |
| Homba | 73 | 1,949 | / |
| Ombai | 73 | 463 | / |
| Ombae | 73 | 112 | / |
| Ambaa | 73 | 99 | / |
| Oimba | 73 | 54 | / |
| Umbaa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Omboa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ombea | 73 | 15 | / |
| Onmba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Omvaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gombj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ombje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oomba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uomba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ombau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ombha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hombaiah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Om'mbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmbaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambaya | 67 | 3,581 | / |
| Ombuya | 67 | 2,053 | / |
| Ombaye | 67 | 993 | / |
| Houmba | 67 | 951 | / |
| Gombau | 67 | 718 | / |
| Gombai | 67 | 612 | / |
| Ambaji | 67 | 539 | / |
| Ombayo | 67 | 498 | / |
| Amba'a | 67 | 289 | / |
| Ombayi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Umbaya | 67 | 145 | / |
| Gombay | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ambuja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Omwaya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Omboya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gombea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Onuaja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Amboja | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hombae | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ambaje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ambajo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ambaia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ombiji | 67 | 12 | / |
| Umboja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ombiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onvaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gombae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hombau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ombeya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Homboa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hambaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hombay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombaut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hombai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombujo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbhaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omueja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omva'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amb'aa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ombaja
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