Ombeko Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ombeko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombeko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ombeko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombeko is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ombeko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombeko? popularity and diffusion

Ombeko is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Ombeko is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombeko live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kiryandongo District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Ombeko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ombeko last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombeko923/
Omboko83554/
Ombeka83287/
Ambeko8377/
Omveko838/
Ombako835/
Embeko835/
Ombiko831/
Umbeko831/
Ombokou776/
Ambekoi775/
Gombeka773/
Ombakho772/
Gombiko771/
Ambekot771/
Ombokoi771/
Oumbako771/
Hambeko771/
Houmboko7119/
Houmbako711/
Amboko672,615/
Ombaka671,543/
Omboka67505/
Emboko67221/
Ambako67134/
Ombika6770/
Ombico6746/
Embako6729/
Embeka6722/
Ambeka6713/
Hounbekou677/
Ambiko676/
Omviko672/
Amveko671/

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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 Ombeko
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