Ombay Surname
Approximately 4,311 people bear this surname
Ombay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,430 | 1:15,435 | 1,999 |
| Philippines | 862 | 1:117,446 | 20,263 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ombay (194) may also be a first name.
Ombay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ombay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ombay is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ombay.
How Common Is The Last Name Ombay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ombay is the 108,053rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,690,454 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ombay reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ombay is also the 651,944th most common given name worldwide, held by 194 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,430 people, or 1 in 15,435. In Tanzania Ombay is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 72 percent live, Arusha Region, where 21 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Ombay
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