Ombasa Surname

71,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,7751:6,816910
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

The alternate forms: Ombaša (15) are calculated separately.

Ombasa (1,429) may also be a first name.

Ombasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombasa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Ombaša. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,997th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,063,254 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombasa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 206,443rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,429 people.

The surname Ombasa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 6,775 people, or 1 in 6,816. In Kenya Ombasa is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 61 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Ombasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ombasa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombaša9415/
Ombassa92269/
Ombatsa929/
Ombasha922/
Ombaisa921/
Hombasha86125/
Ombaitsa862/
Hombassa861/
Ombaso833,737/
Ambasa833,461/
Ombase831,865/
Omwasa8350/
Ombesa8336/
Ombasi8335/
Ombosa8311/
Umbasa833/
Embasa832/
Omuasa831/
Ombasy831/
Àmbasa831/
Goumbassa8012/
Ambassa779,816/
Ombessa77442/
Ombhase77143/
Ambatsa77135/
Ombashi7789/
Ambasia7748/
Onbasha7745/
Ambasat7724/
Umbasia7723/
Ambasoa7721/
Ombasse7714/
Gombosa778/
Gambasa777/
Gombasy776/
Ambasha776/
Ombacia776/
Ombashe775/
Hambasa775/
Embassa775/
Ambaasa774/
Ambaisa774/
Hombase773/
Gombasi772/
Ambasai772/
Ambasaz772/
Gumbasa772/
Ombazia772/
Ombasyi772/
Humbasa771/
Umbasha771/
Hembasa771/
Hombesa771/
Ombacha771/
Ombadja771/
Ombasić771/
Ambasay771/
Omuatsa771/
Ambasah771/
Hombessa711,366/
Humbasha71819/
Gambassa7198/
Ambashat7131/
Ombashis7122/
Ambashau7115/
Gumbasha7110/
Hambasha718/
Ambasath712/
Ambassad712/
Ambassoa712/
Gombassy711/
Aambasat711/
Ambashha711/
Ombassou711/
Oumbasou711/
Gombasse711/
Gombazza711/
Gombossa711/
Ambassai711/
Ambasssa711/
Ambassah711/
Ambassay711/
Ombasheh711/
Embaza67732/
Ambasi67717/
Ombajo67359/
Ambase67119/
Umbase67117/
Ambaza6790/
Ambaso6783/
Ambesa6758/
Embesa6757/
Onbasi6754/
Umbasi6732/
Amuasa6729/
Ombosi6726/
Ombeza6721/
Ombeso6712/
Ambashath674/
Ombazi673/
Embosa673/
Umbosa672/
Ambosa672/
Onwasa672/
Omwaso672/
Anbasa672/
Ombaci671/
Ombaze671/
Goumbassy671/
Ambasy671/
Oumbatcha671/
Umbaza671/
Ambatsaha671/
Omwosa671/
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ombasa
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