Ombija Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5391:85,6777,804
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombija is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombija? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,938th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombija are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 85,677. In Kenya Ombija is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 34 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 31 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Ombija occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Ombija Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombijah924/
Ombia91278/
Ombisa83274/
Gombia83221/
Ombeja83109/
Ombiza8355/
Ombiji8312/
Ombaja8310/
Ombiya839/
Ambija835/
Ombijo832/
Ombiah832/
Ombiap831/
Ombias831/
Ombije831/
Omboja831/
Hambija7763/
Gombiza7755/
Ombicha7748/
Ombayia7719/
Hombiat7714/
Gombiji7714/
Gambija7713/
Ambijah773/
Hombisa773/
Goumbia772/
Gombiya771/
Hombiah771/
Hombiya771/
Ombejja771/
Ombijjo771/
Oumbiat771/
Eoumbia771/
Ombaisa771/
Ambia7316,023/
Ombui738,004/
Ombay734,311/
Omboi73540/
Ombai73463/
Ombaa73201/
Ombae73112/
Umbia73110/
Ombie7398/
Embia7394/
Omvia7371/
Ombio7357/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Ombei735/
Ombje733/
Ombya733/
Onbia731/
Omuia731/
Omwia731/
Ombau731/
Hombaiah7117/
Hombihau711/
Goumbiya711/
Ambiya672,056/
Ombuya672,053/
Ambisa671,980/
Ombaye67993/
Gombio67728/
Gombau67718/
Gombai67612/
Ombayo67498/
Gombya67432/
Ombajo67359/
Gambia67351/
Ambiah67247/
Ombayi67152/
Ambica67128/
Gombay67120/
Hambia67108/
Ombaya67101/
Ambuja6792/
Omboya6780/
Embijo6771/
Gombea6762/
Ombico6746/
Amboja6745/
Ombesa6736/
Ombiyo6734/
Ambuia6731/
Ombaju6724/
Hombae6722/
Gombei6721/
Ombeza6721/
Umbiah6720/
Omboyi6717/
Ambiza6715/
Ombeyi6715/
Ambaia6712/
Aumbia679/
Ombiye679/
Ombuih676/
Ambiap676/
Omwiha676/
Hombau675/
Gombae675/
Hembja675/
Ombeya675/
Ombiso675/
Ambiha674/
Ambias674/
Homboa674/
Gombaj674/
Uimbia674/
Gumbia673/
Hembia673/
Ambiae673/
Gombie673/
Hombay673/
Omboio673/
Humbia673/
Ombaji672/
Ombaut672/
Ombuyi672/
Ambiat672/
Ambaja672/
Anmbia672/
Gumbja672/
Hombie672/
Oumbio672/
Hombai672/
Gomboi672/
Ambeja672/
Ombejo672/
Oumbie671/
Omueja671/
Ombaay671/
Ombiod671/
Ombihi671/
Ombujo671/
Ambgia671/
O'Mbio671/
Ambiad671/

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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 Ombija
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