Ombeh Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ombeh Surname User-submission:

The Ombeh surname comes from the word ombeh, which means 'bush pig' in the Ijaw language.

Ombeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ombeh (67) may also be a first name.

Ombeh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ombeh surname comes from the word ombeh, which means 'bush pig' in the Ijaw language.

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Ombeh Last Name Facts

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

Ombeh occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombeh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ombeh is also the 1,191,548th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent reside, Abia, where 2 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombech91145/
Ombesh915/
Ombe893,017/
Homberh83103/
Hombech831/
Ombehch831/
Gombe809,138/
Oumbe80910/
Hombe80773/
Oimbe80557/
Ambeh80407/
Ombie8098/
Ombes8094/
Embeh8080/
Ombih8042/
Ombet8039/
Omber8028/
Ombed8019/
Ombea8015/
Ombei805/
Ombey804/
Oembe804/
Ombee804/
Ombje803/
Uombe802/
Ombep801/
Oombe801/
Ombha801/
Ombhi801/
Ommbe801/
Ohmbe801/
Hombesch7713/
Ambesh73368/
Hambeh73122/
Goumbe73118/
Gombea7362/
Hombed7358/
Homber7340/
Houmbe7338/
Ambech7329/
Hombee7322/
Gombei7321/
Ombysh7317/
Amberh736/
Ombuih736/
Gombee736/
Gombhi735/
Ambeih733/
Ambeuh732/
Ombeer732/
Hombie732/
Goombe732/
Ambieh731/
Ambehe731/
Oumber731/
Gombge731/
Ojmebe731/
Oumbie731/
Hembeh731/
Hombet731/
Oumbey731/
Goimbe731/
Ombije731/
Om'bee731/
Ombish731/
Gombey730/
Hombes730/
Omba6746,931/
Ambe6718,552/
Ombi672,154/
Embe671,100/
Omby67273/
Houmbie67219/
Omve6764/
Ahambeh6717/
Houmbet6710/
Hombesz678/
Goumbey678/
Ambesth674/
Hamberh672/
Ambhesh671/
Gombyoh671/
Ambetch671/
Ombé671/
Houmbeu671/
Houmbyh671/
Huombge671/

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