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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ombete is the 1,133,308th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombete live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 120,750. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and West Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ombete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing 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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  • 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 Ombete
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