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

Ombega occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombega? popularity and diffusion

Ombega is the 462,693rd most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name Ombega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Ombega reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ombega is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 105,193. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 39 percent live, Kisii County, where 37 percent live and Nairobi County, where 23 percent live. Outside of Kenya Ombega is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Ombega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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  • 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 Ombega
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