Ombewa Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9981:46,2724,775
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
England41:13,929,515290,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombewa (104) may also be a first name.

Ombewa Last Name Facts

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

Ombewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ombewa is the 358,044th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,194,024 people. Ombewa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombewa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ombewa is also the 925,156th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 104 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 998 people, or 1 in 46,272. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent reside, Siaya County, where 30 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ombewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombeva83900/
Ombawa83540/
Ombeba83210/
Ambewa839/
Ombiwa835/
Ombaeva7751/
Ombebah7717/
Omboeva779/
Ombojwa772/
Ambewad772/
Ombihwa771/
Ombeeva771/
Ombevah771/
Gambewa771/
Umbewas771/
Ambeuwa771/
Gombeeva717/
Hambewua716/
Oombaeva713/
Hombeeva712/
Ambiwa67180/
Ambeva6738/
Ambawa6729/
Ambewe6728/
Ambeba6718/
Embawa6711/
Ombebe676/
Ambewo671/
Ombibe671/
Ombebo671/
Onbeba671/
Osimbeeva671/

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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 Ombewa
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