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

Ombajo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombajo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 786,896th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombajo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 136,627. In Kenya Ombajo is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 54 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 24 percent reside and Migori County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ombajo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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