Ombisi Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4671:98,8868,681
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ombisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombisi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ombisi is the 635,252nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name Ombisi is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombisi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ombisi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 467 people, or 1 in 98,886. In Kenya Ombisi is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Kakamega County, where 16 percent live and Bungoma County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ombisi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombitsi929/
Ombishi922/
Ombisa83274/
Ambisi8357/
Ombiji8312/
Embisi834/
Ombesi832/
Umbisi831/
Omuisi831/
Goumbissi801/
Ambaisi77559/
Ombissa7787/
Ambishi7767/
Umbishi7748/
Humbisi7721/
Ambitsi7716/
Ombichi776/
Ambissi775/
Hombisa773/
Ambisie771/
Omuisei771/
Ombaisa771/
Ombiose771/
Gombizi771/
Ombessi771/
Gambishi711,600/
Hambishi71199/
Hombissa7161/
Ounbissi716/
Gambissi714/
Gumbishi713/
Omwaitsi711/
Gombessi711/
Oumbessi711/
Omuhitsi711/
Ambisa671,980/
Ombese67670/
Ambesi67513/
Ambizi6795/
Ambigi6759/
Ombiza6755/
Umbisa6755/
Ombesa6736/
Embise6727/
Ambise6726/
Asembisip679/
Houmbessi677/
Asimbisip675/
Umbizi674/
Anbisi673/
Ombeci672/
Ombije671/
Omuesi671/
Ambici671/
Ombehetsi671/

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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 Ombisi
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