Omboko Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omboko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omboko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4341:106,4059,167
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omboko (73) may also be a first name.

Omboko Last Name Facts

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

Omboko is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Omboko.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 569,728th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omboko live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 73 people.

The surname Omboko is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 42 percent live, Busia County, where 25 percent live and Vihiga County, where 16 percent live. Other than Kenya Omboko occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Omboko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombokou926/
Gomboko926/
Ombokoi921/
Houmboko8619/
Amboko832,615/
Omboka83505/
Emboko83221/
Ombeko8332/
Ombako835/
Ombuko832/
Hamboko779/
Homboka779/
Ambokoh774/
Gombako773/
Ombouka773/
Ambouko771/
Ambokou771/
Oumbako771/
Hemboko771/
Houmboukou751/
Amboukou7176/
Ambogkot7118/
Hombokau7117/
Hounboko7116/
Gombouka712/
Oumbouka711/
Houmboco711/
Houmbako711/
Amboka674,691/
Ombaka671,543/
Ombeka67287/
Ambako67134/
Amboco6796/
Ambeko6777/
Emboka6748/
Embako6729/
Ambuko6726/
Ambouckou6710/
Ombuka676/
Hamboukou676/
Umbako675/
Embeko675/
Goumbakou671/

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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 Omboko
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