Omboyi Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omboyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omboyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omboyi Last Name Facts

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

Omboyi is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omboyi is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omboyi reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent live, Migori County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya Omboyi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Omboyi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomboyi9248/
Homboyi922/
Ommboyi921/
Omboy913,363/
Omboi91540/
Homboy83250/
Ombayi83152/
Omboyo83144/
Omboye8397/
Amboyi8381/
Omboya8380/
Imboyi8355/
Emboyi8334/
Ombeyi8315/
Gomboy837/
Omboio833/
Ombuyi832/
Yomboi832/
Gomboi832/
Gomboya77208/
Ombioyo7784/
Homboyo7776/
Yomboyo7748/
Ombouyo7726/
Gombayi7714/
Gomboji772/
Hamboyi772/
Ombogie772/
Gamboyi772/
Gomboye772/
Omboyoh772/
Gomboyo771/
Oumbayi771/
Oumboye771/
Gimboyi771/
Ommbayi771/
Ombui738,004/
Ombay734,311/
Amboy733,147/
Emboy73883/
Ombai73463/
Imboy73371/
Ombou73259/
Emboi73158/
Amboi73146/
Ombie7398/
Ombye7331/
Imboi7330/
Omboa7317/
Ombei735/
Ombey734/
Ombuy732/
Houmbouy7117/
Hombouya711/
Goumboyo711/
Imboyo674,722/
Amboyo673,776/
Ombuya672,053/
Imbayi671,629/
Ambeyi671,218/
Amboji671,132/
Amboya671,052/
Ombaye67993/
Amboye67798/
Gamboy67714/
Ambayi67643/
Ombija67632/
Gombai67612/
Ombayo67498/
Ombajo67359/
Hamboy67167/
Imbuyi67125/
Gombay67120/
Homboe67116/
Yombai67114/
Ombaya67101/
Jimboy67100/
Imboya6746/
Emboyo6744/
Gombou6740/
Gamboi6735/
Ombiyo6734/
Emboya6723/
Gombei6721/
Yombou6721/
Yombie6718/
Oumbou6718/
Ambojy6712/
Ombiji6712/
Omboue6711/
Ombiya679/
Ombiye679/
Ombuih676/
Ambois675/
Embeyi675/
Embayi675/
Ombeya675/
Homboa674/
Imboji674/
Gimboy673/
Gombie673/
Hombay673/
Ombeyo673/
Ombaji672/
Ombijo672/
Gimboi672/
Yomboe672/
Amboey672/
Emboye672/
Imbeyi672/
Hombai672/
Ombeye672/
Hamboi672/
Ombejo672/
Hymboi671/
Gemboy671/
Oumbie671/
Ambiyi671/
Hombou671/
Iombai671/
Ombaay671/
Oumbey671/
Ymboyo671/
Țamboi671/
Țîmboi671/
Ombije671/
Omboja671/
Ombujo671/
Imboye671/
Omboud671/
Yombei671/
Aimboy671/
Amboii671/
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
  • 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 Omboyi
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