Ombajo Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombajo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombajo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3381:136,62711,173
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ombajo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombajo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombajo? popularity and diffusion

Ombajo is the 786,896th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombajo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 136,627. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 54 percent live, Vihiga County, where 24 percent live and Migori County, where 15 percent live. Besides Kenya Ombajo is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ombajo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombaso833,737/
Ombayo83498/
Ombaju8324/
Ambajo8318/
Ombaja8310/
Gombaj834/
Ombejo832/
Ombijo832/
Ombaji832/
Ombujo831/
Ombacho7722/
Gombejo778/
Ombayod777/
Gombaji774/
Gombazo774/
Ombakho772/
Ombijjo771/
Ombadja771/
Ombay734,311/
Omboy733,363/
Omboi73540/
Ombai73463/
Ombou73259/
Ombaa73201/
Ombae73112/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Ambaj732/
Ombau731/
Osinbajo7183/
Oumbasou711/
Houmbaji711/
Onmbayuo711/
Ombasa676,854/
Ambayo672,674/
Ombuya672,053/
Ombaye67993/
Gombau67718/
Ombija67632/
Gombai67612/
Ambaji67539/
Ambaco67299/
Homboy67250/
Ombayi67152/
Omboyo67144/
Gombay67120/
Homboe67116/
Ombeja67109/
Ombaya67101/
Omboye6797/
Ambaso6783/
Omboya6780/
Ambujo6764/
Gombea6762/
Gombou6740/
Ombiyo6734/
Hombae6722/
Ambaje6719/
Oumbou6718/
Omboyi6717/
Ombiji6712/
Omwayo6712/
Omboue6711/
Ombosa6711/
Ombiya679/
Gomboy677/
Ombeya675/
Hombau675/
Gombae675/
Homboa674/
Hambaj674/
Ambazo674/
Ombeyo673/
Omboio673/
Hombay673/
Hombai672/
Ombaut672/
Ambejo672/
Ambaja672/
Gomboi672/
Hounbadjo671/
Umbhaj671/
Ombije671/
Hombou671/
Onbayo671/
Ombaay671/
Umbayo671/
Umbaji671/
Ambaio671/
Onwajo671/
Omboud671/
Omboja671/

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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 Ombajo
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