Ombonyo Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4611:100,1738,771
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ombonyo (14) may also be a first name.

Ombonyo Last Name Facts

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

Ombonyo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombonyo? popularity and diffusion

Ombonyo is the 650,013th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombonyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ombonyo is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

Ombonyo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 100,173. In Kenya Ombonyo is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 38 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Ombonyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ombonyo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombonyop9333/
Ombony920/
Ombonya86873/
Omwonyo8612/
Ambonyo863/
Omuonyo861/
Ombougno808/
Omboni7762/
Ombone7757/
Ambony772/
Ombona771/
Osimbanyo752/
Oumboinio751/
Ombongi714,401/
Omwonya71175/
Ambonya7183/
Ombanya7159/
Ombunya7156/
Gambony7152/
Gombany718/
Amwonyo718/
Omuonya716/
Hombona714/
Oumboni713/
Ambogno712/
Ombanyi712/
Homboni712/
Hombone711/
Gombone711/
Ambonoi711/
Ombouna711/
Amuonyo711/
Umbunyo711/
Omboune711/
Hombonh711/
Oumboini67220/
Hombanyi67103/
Ambonaya6748/
Oumboune6736/
Gamboney6728/
Osimboni6722/
Oumbouni675/
Onboonya671/
Gambonya671/
Omuhonya671/
Gambonyi671/

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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 Ombonyo
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