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 last name Ombonya is most common in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombonya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 402,148th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ombonya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 577,234th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 240 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 53,387. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 38 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Ombonya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Ombonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ombonya surname 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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