Ombega Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4391:105,1939,093
Philippines2721:372,19949,028
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ombega (10) may also be a first name.

Ombega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombega is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombega? popularity and diffusion

Ombega is the 462,693rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name Ombega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Ombega are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 105,193. In Kenya Ombega is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 39 percent live, Kisii County, where 37 percent live and Nairobi County, where 23 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Ombega Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombegha9211/
Omboga834,221/
Omwega832,746/
Ombaga83418/
Ombego83294/
Ombiga83190/
Embega83183/
Ambega8310/
Umbega834/
Aembega7732/
Hembega7727/
Omuegha7714/
Embeega779/
Ombagga776/
Embegha773/
Ombagah771/
Ombegoh771/
Ombagha771/
Ombogah771/
Emmbega771/
Embegah771/
Humbega771/
Ombogai771/
Umbeiga771/
Ambegai771/
Ambegat771/
Ombogha771/
Ombigath714/
Hombagai714/
Omhbegho711/
Ambeagah711/
Goimbiga711/
Aembeega711/
Ombogo675,466/
Amboga671,140/
Ambaga67229/
Ambege67184/
Ombago67151/
Embaga67105/
Ambiga6792/
Ombigo6733/
Ambego6722/
Embiga6716/
Embego6712/
Umbiga6712/
Umbege6711/
Enbega674/
Omviga672/
Emboga672/
Assembega671/
Osembegie671/
Anbega671/
Ombigy671/

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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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  • 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 Ombega
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