Ombayi Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Congo51:997,81917,129
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ombayi (15) may also be a first name.

Ombayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombayi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ombayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Ombayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombayi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ombayi is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 36 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Ombayi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombayi9214/
Oumbayi921/
Ommbayi921/
Ombay914,311/
Ombai91463/
Imbayi831,629/
Ombaye83993/
Ambayi83643/
Gombai83612/
Ombayo83498/
Gombay83120/
Yombai83114/
Ombaya83101/
Omboyi8317/
Ombeyi8315/
Embayi835/
Hombay833/
Ombaji832/
Ombuyi832/
Hombai832/
Iombai831/
Ombaay831/
Hambayi771,228/
Gomboyi7748/
Ombayed7736/
Hombaya7722/
Goimbai7720/
Ombayod777/
Gombaji774/
Ambayit774/
Ambayie774/
Gombaya773/
Gombaye773/
Oumbaye773/
Homboyi772/
Immbayi772/
Gimbayi771/
Goumbai771/
Yombaye771/
Goumbay771/
Gambayi771/
Ambayio771/
Ommboyi771/
Ambaiyi771/
Ombui738,004/
Omboy733,363/
Ambay732,944/
Ambai73981/
Embay73690/
Omboi73540/
Imbai73308/
Imbay73266/
Ombaa73201/
Ombae73112/
Ombie7398/
Embai7341/
Ombye7331/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Ombei735/
Ombey734/
Ombuy732/
Ymbai731/
Ombau731/
Hombaiah7117/
Haambayi717/
Goumbaye715/
Houmbaji711/
Houmbaya711/
Yommbaye711/
Goymbaye711/
Goimbaye711/
Om'mbaya711/
Ambaye6722,697/
Embaye675,572/
Ambaya673,581/
Ambayo672,674/
Ombuya672,053/
Ambeyi671,218/
Jimbai671,047/
Gombau67718/
Imbaya67693/
Ombija67632/
Ambaji67539/
Ombajo67359/
Ambait67329/
Gambay67289/
Homboy67250/
Omboyo67144/
Hambai67126/
Imbuyi67125/
Ambayu67118/
Ombeja67109/
Omboye6797/
Gambai6784/
Amboyi6781/
Omboya6780/
Gombea6762/
Hambay6758/
Imboyi6755/
Ambais6746/
Embaie6738/
Ambaip6737/
Emboyi6734/
Ombiyo6734/
Ombaju6724/
Ambaih6723/
Hombae6722/
Embaya6721/
Gombei6721/
Embayo6720/
Yombie6718/
Embaid6715/
Gimbai6713/
Ombiji6712/
Ambaia6712/
Hembay6712/
Ammbai6710/
Ombaja6710/
Himbai6710/
Imbaye6710/
Ombiya679/
Ombiye679/
Gembai679/
Ambhai677/
Gomboy677/
Ombuih676/
Hombau675/
Imbayo675/
Gombae675/
Embeyi675/
Ombeya675/
Gembay674/
Homboa674/
Gombaj674/
Ambaiy673/
Anbayi673/
Embaay673/
Gombie673/
Omboio673/
Yombae673/
Ombeyo673/
Ombaut672/
Ombijo672/
Yomboi672/
Embaia672/
Gimbay672/
Imbaji672/
Imbeyi672/
Ombeye672/
Gomboi672/
Ambaii672/
Jimbay672/
Imbhai671/
Embaji671/
Ambhay671/
Oumbie671/
Ambiyi671/
Itmbai671/
Himbay671/
Oumbey671/
Embgai671/
Aimbai671/
Ambaie671/
Ambaio671/
Ombije671/
Omboja671/
Embayu671/
Yimbai671/
Yombei671/
Ambaai671/
Hymbai671/
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 Ombayi
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