Ombalo Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2121:217,83015,493
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India51:153,413,076951,030
Gabon41:472,2983,618
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ombalo Last Name Facts

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

Ombalo (Marathi: ओंबलो) is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ombalo is the 1,035,555th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Ombalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ombalo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ombalo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 217,830. In Kenya Ombalo is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 39 percent live, Vihiga County, where 25 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 24 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Ombalo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombaloy9228/
Omballo923/
Oumbalou866/
Goumbalo861/
Embalo8330,546/
Umbalo835,609/
Ombala831,678/
Ombolo831,480/
Ambalo83307/
Omwalo8314/
Ombelo836/
Onbalo832/
Goumballo801/
Omballa77304/
Gombala77287/
Hambalo77208/
Hombala77105/
Ambalos7720/
Emballo7713/
Umbaloy7711/
Oumbala7710/
Embaloo778/
Gombolo776/
Amballo773/
Ombollo773/
Ambalou773/
Ombalia772/
Ambaloa771/
Ambaloo771/
Ambalod771/
Ambalot771/
Ambalio771/
Humbalo771/
Hombolo771/
Omboulo771/
Ommbala771/
Umbalho771/
Embalio771/
Gambalo771/
Goumbala711,305/
Hombalad7192/
Hambalos7168/
Hambalgo7118/
Hambaloh7111/
Hembailo718/
Haambalo718/
Oumballa717/
Gomboloh716/
Amballou712/
Ambaglio712/
Gombolou711/
Omboulou711/
Gombalia711/
Hambalou711/
Hamballo711/
Oumboulo711/
Embolo676,554/
Ambala674,733/
Ambolo67743/
Goumballa67609/
Ombela67396/
Ombola67317/
Embala67305/
Omwala67183/
Homballas6792/
Embaló6780/
Umbala6769/
Omwolo6769/
Embelo6735/
Oumboulou6722/
Omuala6717/
Ambelo6716/
Ambatello6713/
Umbolo6712/
Amwalo6710/
Omvala675/
Onbala674/
Gomboulou671/
Houmbolou671/
Oumballah671/
Oumboullo671/
Gombooloi671/
Ambalá671/
Omuolo671/

Ombalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ombalo in the Marathi language
ओंबलोombalo75
ओंबळेombale25

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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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  • 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 Ombalo
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