Ombisa Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ombisa Last Name Facts

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

Ombisa occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Ombisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombisa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ombisa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya Ombisa is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 55 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 37 percent are found and Migori County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Ombisa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Ombisa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombissa9287/
Ombitsa9257/
Gombisa928/
Hombisa923/
Ombaisa921/
Hombissa8661/
Gombisha864/
Gombissa862/
Ombaitsa862/
Ambisa831,980/
Embisa83746/
Ombija83632/
Ombisi83480/
Ombiza8355/
Umbisa8355/
Ombesa8336/
Ombiso835/
Hambisa773,398/
Ombessa77442/
Omwitsa77128/
Gombiza7755/
Ambissa7749/
Ombicha7748/
Ambisah7713/
Ombitsi779/
Gumbisa775/
Ombijah774/
Ambaisa774/
Ambisha773/
Ambeisa772/
Ombishi772/
Gambisa772/
Ombetsa771/
Ombiose771/
Gombesa771/
Umbisha771/
Hombesa771/
Humbisa771/
Ambisau771/
Hombiso771/
Ambisca770/
Hambissa712,266/
Hombessa711,366/
Gombessa7119/
Gambisha713/
Ambissah711/
Ombetsha711/
Asimbisa711/
Ombese67670/
Ambica67128/
Ombeja67109/
Ambesa6758/
Embesa6757/
Ambisi6757/
Ombico6746/
Ambise6726/
Ambiso6724/
Ombeza6721/
Ambiza6715/
Ombeso6712/
Ambija675/
Anbisa674/
Amuisa674/
Embiza674/
Ombeci672/
Ombesi672/
Ombijo672/
Ambissaya671/
Gombessah671/
Omwiza671/
Umbisi671/
Goumbissi671/
Embiso671/

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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 Ombisa
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