Ombete Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ombete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1721:120,75013,818
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ombete (34) may also be a first name.

Ombete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombete is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ombete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Ombete is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombete reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ombete is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 34 people.

The last name Ombete is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 120,750. In Cameroon Ombete is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live, Littoral Region, where 15 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ombete Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombette9272/
Ombethe928/
Ombetee921/
Ombet9139/
Ombethey861/
Embete832,063/
Ombeta83229/
Gombet83156/
Ambete8363/
Ombeti8310/
Ombote834/
Ombate831/
Ombeth831/
Hombet831/
Omwete831/
Gambete7734/
Houmbet7710/
Hombite776/
Humbete773/
Embaete772/
Ambetei772/
Ambetey771/
Embeyte771/
Gumbete771/
Ombetti771/
Embeteh771/
Embiete771/
Ambetes771/
Ambet73268/
Ombed7319/
Ombit734/
Gambette7198/
Asembete7121/
Ambeytie714/
Gounbete713/
Gombetti712/
Gambetea711/
Ambester711/
Onmbatee711/
Houmbeti711/
Hambetei711/
Ambeitei711/
Humbeste711/
Embate672,048/
Omueti67568/
Gambet67523/
Ambite67509/
Ambate67441/
Ombita67251/
Ambeti67195/
Ambeta67129/
Amvete6796/
Ambote6792/
Hombed6758/
Embite6741/
Gombit6732/
Ambett6723/
Omueta6721/
Ombiti6714/
Ambeth6712/
Ambest6710/
Umbeti677/
Omboti675/
Embote674/
Hambet672/
Omvedt672/
Omweta672/
Onwete671/
Amwete671/
Ambiet671/
Umbite671/
Omwite671/
Embety671/
Ambeet671/
Onuete671/

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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 Ombete
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