Ombok Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4451:31,9583,489
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ombok (284) may also be a first name.

Ombok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombok is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombok? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 258,090th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,778,719 people. The surname Ombok is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombok live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ombok is also the 525,265th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 284 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,445 people, or 1 in 31,958. In Kenya Ombok is most frequent in: Migori County, where 24 percent reside, Siaya County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Ombok exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Ombok Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omboke91228/
Ombock9160/
Gombok918/
Ombokk911/
Hombok910/
Gombock839/
Hombock830/
Ambok80435/
Embok80185/
Ombog80121/
Ombak80112/
Omboc8046/
Umbok8042/
Ombuk8012/
Ombox801/
Oumbouke777/
Gomboick770/
Gomboc731,879/
Amboke7344/
Gumbok7341/
Gombak7327/
Ambouk7326/
Ambock7324/
Embock7310/
Hambok733/
Gomboq732/
Gambok732/
Ombake731/
Umboke731/
Amboek731/
Hombak731/
Umbock730/
Houmbouke718/
Hambouk6725/
Hambock677/
Gaumbok676/
Ahambok676/
Houmbak674/
Honboek674/
Humbock674/
Homback674/
Gomback672/
Hgumbok671/
Hembouk671/
Embouck671/
Gambouk671/
Hombake671/
Hembock670/
Hombuck670/
Hambook670/
Honbock670/

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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
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  • 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 Ombok
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