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

The last name Ombewa is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,044th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,194,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombewa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 925,156th most common first name worldwide It is held by 104 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 998 people, or 1 in 46,272. In Kenya Ombewa is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent reside, Siaya County, where 30 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Kenya Ombewa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ombewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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