Ombayo Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4321:106,8989,202
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombayo (11) may also be a first name.

Ombayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombayo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,991st most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ombayo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ombayo is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Kenya Ombayo is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 15 percent are found and Siaya County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ombayo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombayod927/
Ombay914,311/
Onmbayuo861/
Ambayo832,674/
Ombaye83993/
Ombajo83359/
Ombayi83152/
Omboyo83144/
Gombay83120/
Ombaya83101/
Ombiyo8334/
Embayo8320/
Omwayo8312/
Hombay833/
Ombeyo833/
Onbayo831/
Ombaay831/
Umbayo831/
Ombioyo7784/
Homboyo7776/
Ombayed7736/
Ombouyo7726/
Hombaya7722/
Hambayo7718/
Gombayi7714/
Ambaiyo777/
Gombaya773/
Gombaye773/
Oumbaye773/
Osimbay772/
Omboyoh772/
Gumbayo771/
Gomboyo771/
Onmbayu771/
Oumbayi771/
Goumbay771/
Ambayio771/
Ambayoo771/
Ambayot771/
Ommbayi771/
Honbayo771/
Omboy733,363/
Ambay732,944/
Umbay732,158/
Embay73690/
Omboi73540/
Ombai73463/
Ombou73259/
Ombaa73201/
Ombae73112/
Ombye7331/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Omway735/
Ombey734/
Ombuy732/
Ombau731/
Goumbaye715/
Ombiyohe713/
Oumbeyou712/
Houmbaya711/
Osembayi711/
Goumboyo711/
Goymbaye711/
Goimbaye711/
Om'mbaya711/
Ambaye6722,697/
Omwoyo679,044/
Embaye675,572/
Amboyo673,776/
Ambaya673,581/
Ombuya672,053/
Ambiyo672,046/
Gumbay67973/
Gombau67718/
Ambayi67643/
Ombija67632/
Gombai67612/
Gambay67289/
Homboy67250/
Umbaya67145/
Ambayu67118/
Homboe67116/
Ombeja67109/
Omboye6797/
Omwaya6789/
Omboya6780/
Omwayi6776/
Gombea6762/
Hambay6758/
Gonbay6747/
Emboyo6744/
Gombou6740/
Ambuyo6738/
Homway6725/
Ombaju6724/
Umboyo6722/
Hombae6722/
Embaya6721/
Ambajo6718/
Oumbou6718/
Omboyi6717/
Ombeyi6715/
Hembay6712/
Omboue6711/
Omuaye6711/
Ombaja6710/
Ombiya679/
Ombiye679/
Gomboy677/
Gomway676/
Hombau675/
Gombae675/
Embayi675/
Ombeya675/
Anmbay674/
Homboa674/
Ambeyo674/
Gombaj674/
Ambaiy673/
Omuoyo673/
Embaay673/
Omboio673/
Umbayi673/
Amwayo673/
Ombaji672/
Ombaut672/
Ombijo672/
Ombuyi672/
Hombai672/
Ombeye672/
Gomboi672/
Onwayo672/
Ombejo672/
Humbay671/
Ambhay671/
Umbuyo671/
Omuaya671/
Onbiyo671/
Hombou671/
Omwaye671/
Oumbey671/
Ambaio671/
Onuayo671/
Omweyo671/
Omboja671/
Ombujo671/
Embayu671/
Omboud671/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Ombayo
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