Ombani Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ombani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Congo631:79,1926,869
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ombani (38) may also be a first name.

Ombani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombani is most common in Malawi. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombani? popularity and diffusion

Ombani is the 562,135th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. Ombani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombani are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ombani is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Barring Malawi Ombani occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombangi92172/
Hombani9255/
Oumbani926/
Ombanyi922/
Hombanyi86103/
Oumbaini862/
Houmbani861/
Ambani8314,922/
Ombane83666/
Ombana83271/
Omboni8362/
Hombanith801/
Ombongi774,401/
Hambani77169/
Ambaniy77138/
Hombana7762/
Ambangi7754/
Gombane7754/
Hombane7739/
Ombange7725/
Gombany778/
Ambanie776/
Ambanyi775/
Aambani774/
Ambanii773/
Oumboni773/
Homboni772/
Ambanai771/
Ombagne771/
Oumbana771/
Ambanid771/
Ambanij771/
Ambanio771/
Ambanip771/
Goumbane711,751/
Oumboini71220/
Ambainis7141/
Oumbouni715/
Hambeani713/
Ambhangi713/
Gambaini712/
Goumbané711/
Ambane671,581/
Amboni671,530/
Ambana67942/
Ombaña67166/
Anbani6760/
Ombone6757/
Ambany678/
Hombhanje674/
Houmboini672/
Ambanj672/
Ambanh671/
Oumboinni671/
Ombona671/
Gambhanai671/
Oumboinio671/
Ombony670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ombani
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