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

Ombok is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombok? popularity and diffusion

Ombok is the 258,090th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ombok live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 525,265th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 284 people.

The last name Ombok is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 31,958. In Kenya Ombok is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 24 percent live, Siaya County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Ombok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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