Ombaka Surname

255,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4111:32,7283,574
Congo601:83,1527,031
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ombaka (102) may also be a first name.

Ombaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombaka (Marathi: ओंबका) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,670th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,722,972 people. The last name Ombaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombaka are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ombaka is also the 935,178th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 102 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,411 people, or 1 in 32,728. In Kenya Ombaka is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 30 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Siaya County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Ombaka Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ombaka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombakah921/
Ambaka831,390/
Omboka83505/
Ombaki83296/
Ombeka83287/
Embaka8334/
Umbaka8323/
Ombako835/
Ombake831/
Ambakea7748/
Ambakka7713/
Homboka779/
Gambaka779/
Ambaaka776/
Ambakay774/
Ambeaka774/
Ombouka773/
Gombako773/
Hambaka772/
Ombakho772/
Oumbako771/
Umbakay771/
Umbakha771/
Gombake771/
Ambakah771/
Ambakai771/
Ambgaka771/
Gumbaka771/
Hombake771/
Ambacka771/
Hombaker7134/
Hombokau7117/
Hembakaa716/
Ambakhad714/
Gombouka712/
Ambakaya711/
Umbhakay711/
Oumbouka711/
Houmbako711/
Humbakaa711/
Ambhakka711/
Ambatkat711/
Ambakkat711/
Ambakhai711/
Ambakath711/
Oumbekai711/
Amboka674,691/
Omboko67554/
Omboke67228/
Ambako67134/
Ambake67125/
Ambaki6769/
Omboki6751/
Emboka6748/
Umbaca6736/
Ombeko6732/
Embako6729/
Embeka6722/
Ambeka6713/
Anbaka6711/
Umbako675/
Ambakkatt671/
Umbake671/
Goumbakou671/
Enbaka671/

Ombaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ombaka in the Marathi language
ओंबकाombaka-

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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 Ombaka
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