Omboro Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Omboro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omboro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Congo51:997,81917,129
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omboro (22) may also be a first name.

Omboro Last Name Facts

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

Omboro is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Omboro.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Omboro reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Omboro is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 14 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found and Kisii County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombuoro9273/
Omborgo9214/
Gomboro923/
Ombourou8612/
Homborop868/
Homborgo861/
Omburo83577/
Amboro83465/
Umboro83375/
Omworo8395/
Ombora8358/
Ombaro8320/
Emboro8315/
Omuoro832/
Ombero832/
Oumbourou802/
Hombourou801/
Houmbouro801/
Amborgo77161/
Gamboro77128/
Hamboro7760/
Amboros7714/
Hemboro7710/
Gomburo779/
Amboroo779/
Gumboro776/
Amboroa775/
Amborod775/
Oumbaro774/
Omburoh774/
Omboura773/
Ambhoro772/
Oumbora772/
Gombaro771/
Amborzo771/
Gombora771/
Umboros771/
Ombuora771/
Omuoruo771/
Houmbourou7529/
Goumbourou7524/
Ambourou71248/
Asemboro7121/
Ombatrop7110/
Atimboro711/
Amboross711/
Oumboura711/
Oumbarou711/
Houmbourgou711/
Ombura671,715/
Umbaro67304/
Umbora67193/
Ombara67156/
Embora67155/
Omwaro67150/
Ambero67128/
Amburo6768/
Ambaro6743/
Omuaro6727/
Onworo6725/
Ambora6718/
Ombera6711/
Embaro676/
Amworo676/
Amuoro673/
Hambourou672/
Gambourou672/
Anboro671/
Houmboura671/
Omuora671/
Embero671/
Onvoro671/
Enboro671/

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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 Omboro
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