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

Ombisi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ombisi is the 635,252nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. Ombisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombisi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 467 people, or 1 in 98,886. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Ombisi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ombisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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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