Ombego Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2891:159,79212,556
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombego is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombego? popularity and diffusion

Ombego is the 906,170th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombego live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 159,792. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 38 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 35 percent are found and Kisii County, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Ombego exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Ombego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombegoh921/
Omhbegho861/
Ombogo835,466/
Ombega83729/
Ombago83151/
Ombigo8333/
Ambego8322/
Embego8312/
Omuegho7731/
Ombagho7722/
Ombegha7711/
Ombogoh772/
Hombogo772/
Onmbago772/
Ombiogo771/
Gombigo771/
Gomboigo711/
Omboga674,221/
Ambogo673,100/
Omwega672,746/
Ombaga67418/
Ombiga67190/
Embega67183/
Ambago67165/
Embogo6790/
Ambega6710/
Ambigo674/
Umbega674/
Omwigo672/
Onbogo671/
Embago671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ombego
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