Ombonya Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8651:53,3875,361
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombonya (240) may also be a first name.

Ombonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ombonya occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombonya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,148th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombonya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 577,234th most widely held forename in the world, held by 240 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 53,387. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 38 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Ombonya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Ombonya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombonyo86465/
Omwonya86175/
Ambonya8683/
Ombanya8659/
Ombunya8656/
Omuonya866/
Ombonyop8033/
Onboonya801/
Gambonya801/
Omuhonya801/
Ambunya712,054/
Amwonya71201/
Ombania7185/
Ambanya7159/
Ambogna7154/
Ambonia7121/
Omwonyo7112/
Onbunya717/
Omwonja716/
Ambonyo713/
Onwonya712/
Omuonyo711/
Omwanya711/
Umbanya711/
Ambunyah6749/
Gombania6714/
Ombougno678/
Humbanya672/
Hombunha671/
Omwonjia671/
Gambanya671/
Ombangia671/

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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 Ombonya
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