Omboye Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omboye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omboye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya851:543,29326,596
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omboye (16) may also be a first name.

Omboye Last Name Facts

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

Omboye is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omboye is the 1,882,912th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omboye reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omboye is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 91 percent live, Nyamira County, where 5 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Omboye is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Omboye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomboye922/
Oumboye921/
Omboy913,363/
Ombye9131/
Ombaye83993/
Amboye83798/
Homboy83250/
Omboyo83144/
Homboe83116/
Omboya8380/
Omboyi8317/
Omboue8311/
Ombiye839/
Gomboy837/
Emboye832/
Omwoye832/
Ombeye832/
Gombeye77526/
Homboue77524/
Gomboya77208/
Ombioyo7784/
Homboyo7776/
Gomboyi7748/
Ombayed7736/
Gamboye7730/
Ombouyo7726/
Gombaye773/
Oumbaye773/
Homboyi772/
Ombogie772/
Omboyoh772/
Hemboye771/
Gomboyo771/
Hamboye771/
Ombaiye771/
Houmbye771/
Ombouet771/
Gombouy771/
Ambouye771/
Ommboyi771/
Ombay734,311/
Amboy733,147/
Emboy73883/
Omboi73540/
Ombou73259/
Ombae73112/
Ombie7398/
Amboe7381/
Ambye7328/
Umboy7317/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Ombei735/
Ombey734/
Ombee734/
Ombuy732/
Onboy731/
Omwoy731/
Amboyaye7182/
Houmboue7120/
Houmbouy7117/
Houmbiye7114/
Goumbaye715/
Ombiyohe713/
Hombouya711/
Goumbeye711/
Goumboyo711/
Goymbaye711/
Gombojay711/
Goimbaye711/
Ambaye6722,697/
Omwoyo679,044/
Embaye675,572/
Amboyo673,776/
Ombuya672,053/
Amboya671,052/
Gamboy67714/
Ombayo67498/
Ombajo67359/
Hamboy67167/
Omboua67161/
Ombayi67152/
Gombay67120/
Ombeja67109/
Ombaya67101/
Gamboe67100/
Omboui67100/
Ambiye6791/
Amboyi6781/
Gombea6762/
Hambye6747/
Gumbye6745/
Emboyo6744/
Gombou6740/
Emboyi6734/
Ombiyo6734/
Embiye6727/
Emboya6723/
Hombee6722/
Umboyo6722/
Hombae6722/
Gombei6721/
Amboue6721/
Oumbou6718/
Ombeyi6715/
Gumboy6713/
Ambojy6712/
Omuaye6711/
Ombiya679/
Gambye679/
Gumboe679/
Embeye677/
Gombee676/
Ambeye676/
Ambuye676/
Homvye675/
Ambhoe675/
Gombue675/
Gombae675/
Ombeya675/
Emboue675/
Amboje674/
Homboa674/
Ambowe674/
Onwoye673/
Omuoyo673/
Gombie673/
Hombay673/
Omboio673/
Ombeyo673/
Hombue673/
Ombijo672/
Ombuyi672/
Omwoya672/
Gonboe672/
Amboey672/
Gomboi672/
Ombejo672/
Umboya671/
Humboe671/
Gomwoe671/
Onuoye671/
Oumbie671/
Humboy671/
Hombou671/
Hombouaya671/
Ombaay671/
Omwaye671/
Oumbey671/
Embuye671/
Om'bee671/
Ombije671/
Omboja671/
Ombujo671/
Omboud671/
Omvoue671/
Gombey670/
Hemboy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omboye
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