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

The surname Omboro is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Omboro occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Omboro live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Omboro is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 22 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Omboro is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 14 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Kisii County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live.

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
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  • 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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