Omboko Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Omboko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 434 | 1:106,405 | 9,167 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omboko (73) may also be a first name.
Omboko Demographics
Omboko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ombokou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gomboko | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ombokoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Houmboko | 86 | 19 | / |
| Amboko | 83 | 2,615 | / |
| Omboka | 83 | 505 | / |
| Emboko | 83 | 221 | / |
| Ombeko | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ombako | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ombuko | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hamboko | 77 | 9 | / |
| Homboka | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ambokoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gombako | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ombouka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ambouko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambokou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oumbako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hemboko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houmboukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amboukou | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ambogkot | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hombokau | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hounboko | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gombouka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oumbouka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmboco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmbako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amboka | 67 | 4,691 | / |
| Ombaka | 67 | 1,543 | / |
| Ombeka | 67 | 287 | / |
| Ambako | 67 | 134 | / |
| Amboco | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ambeko | 67 | 77 | / |
| Emboka | 67 | 48 | / |
| Embako | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ambuko | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ambouckou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ombuka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamboukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Umbako | 67 | 5 | / |
| Embeko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goumbakou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omboko
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