Ombaye Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9661:47,8054,908
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Ombaye (298) may also be a first name.

Ombaye Last Name Facts

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

Ombaye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ombaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 363,673rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,338,918 people. Ombaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombaye reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ombaye is also the 510,666th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 298 people.

The surname Ombaye is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 966 people, or 1 in 47,805. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 53 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 35 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ombaye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ombaye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombayed9236/
Gombaye923/
Oumbaye923/
Ombaiye921/
Ombay914,311/
Ombae91112/
Ombye9131/
Goumbaye865/
Goymbaye861/
Goimbaye861/
Ambaye8322,697/
Embaye835,572/
Ombayo83498/
Ombayi83152/
Gombay83120/
Ombaya83101/
Omboye8397/
Hombae8322/
Omuaye8311/
Ombiye839/
Gombae835/
Hombay833/
Ombeye832/
Ombaay831/
Omwaye831/
Gombeye77526/
Hombaya7722/
Gombayi7714/
Gambaye777/
Ombayod777/
Ambayie774/
Gonbaye773/
Gombaya773/
Ambayee772/
Osimbay772/
Gomboye772/
Onmbayu771/
Ambaiye771/
Houmbye771/
Hembaye771/
Oumbayi771/
Oumboye771/
Hambaye771/
Goumbay771/
Ambayes771/
Asmbaye771/
Ommbayi771/
Aïmbaye771/
Omboy733,363/
Ambay732,944/
Umbay732,158/
Embay73690/
Ombai73463/
Ombaa73201/
Ombie7398/
Ambae7344/
Ambye7328/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Omwae738/
Umbae735/
Omway735/
Ombei735/
Ombey734/
Ombee734/
Ombuy732/
Ombau731/
Amboyaye7182/
Houmbiye7114/
Hounbaye716/
Ambuyaye714/
Ombiyohe713/
Ambahaye713/
Onmbayuo711/
Houmbaya711/
Osembayi711/
Goumbeye711/
Gombojay711/
Ahambaye711/
Ambayeye711/
Om'mbaya711/
Ambaya673,581/
Ambayo672,674/
Ombuya672,053/
Gumbay67973/
Amboye67798/
Gombau67718/
Ambayi67643/
Ombija67632/
Gombai67612/
Ombajo67359/
Gambay67289/
Homboy67250/
Omboua67161/
Umbaya67145/
Omboyo67144/
Ambayu67118/
Homboe67116/
Ombeja67109/
Ambawe67103/
Ambiye6791/
Omwaya6789/
Omboya6780/
Omwayi6776/
Gombea6762/
Hambay6758/
Hambye6747/
Gonbay6747/
Gumbye6745/
Embaie6738/
Ombiyo6734/
Embiye6727/
Homway6725/
Ombaju6724/
Hombee6722/
Embaya6721/
Gombei6721/
Embayo6720/
Ambaje6719/
Omboyi6717/
Ombeyi6715/
Hembay6712/
Omwayo6712/
Omboue6711/
Enbaye6711/
Ombaja6710/
Ombiya679/
Gambye679/
Embeye677/
Gomboy677/
Gombee676/
Ambeye676/
Gomway676/
Ambuye676/
Homvye675/
Hombau675/
Gombue675/
Embayi675/
Ombeya675/
Anmbay674/
Homboa674/
Gombaj674/
Ambaiy673/
Gambae673/
Embaay673/
Ambaue673/
Gombie673/
Umbayi673/
Ombeyo673/
Hombue673/
Ombaji672/
Ombaut672/
Ombuyi672/
Emboye672/
Omwoye672/
Hombai672/
Embawe672/
Ombejo672/
Humbay671/
Aambae671/
Ambhay671/
Omuaya671/
Oumbie671/
Onbayo671/
Onuaye671/
Gounbayoe671/
Hombouaya671/
Onwaye671/
Oumbey671/
Umbayo671/
Embuye671/
Ambaie671/
Om'bee671/
Ombije671/
Omboja671/
Anbaye671/
Embayu671/
Gombey670/

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