Ombiro Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1601:21,3802,456
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombiro (579) may also be a first name.

Ombiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombiro is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ombiro is the 192,601st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,333,736 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombiro live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ombiro is also the 348,009th most common first name worldwide It is held by 579 people.

The last name Ombiro is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,160 people, or 1 in 21,380. In Kenya Ombiro is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 61 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Ombiro exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Ombiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ombiro last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombiro92987/
Hombiro9296/
Ombira83118/
Ambiro8374/
Omviro833/
Ombero832/
Embiro831/
Umbiro831/
Ambiero77149/
Gombero7793/
Gumbiro7722/
Gambiro7715/
Omuirho7711/
Ambioro7711/
Gombira7710/
Ambeiro771/
Ombiera771/
Gombaira7112/
Gambeiro719/
Umbairoh716/
Ambiorou711/
Ambeirou711/
Ambairou711/
Ambairos711/
Humbeiro711/
Omuero67187/
Ambira67141/
Ambero67128/
Omwero6757/
Embira6728/
Ombera6711/
Amuiro673/
Umbira672/
Umbero671/
Onviro671/
Embero671/
Anbiro671/
Ambeireho671/

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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 Ombiro
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