Omboye Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Omboye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omboye (16) may also be a first name.
Omboye Demographics
Omboye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omboye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omboye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omboye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omboye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omboye is the 1,882,912th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Omboye occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name globally, held by 16 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 91 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Omboye occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Omboye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Omboye
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