Omboyo Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omboyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omboyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1041:444,03823,626
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omboyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omboyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omboyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Omboyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omboyo reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya Omboyo is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 83 percent are found, Siaya County, where 9 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Omboyo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Omboyo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombioyo9284/
Homboyo9276/
Ombouyo9226/
Omboyoh922/
Gomboyo921/
Omboy913,363/
Goumboyo861/
Omwoyo839,044/
Amboyo833,776/
Ombayo83498/
Homboy83250/
Omboye8397/
Omboya8380/
Emboyo8344/
Ombiyo8334/
Umboyo8322/
Omboyi8317/
Gomboy837/
Omuoyo833/
Omboio833/
Ombeyo833/
Gomboya77208/
Gomboyi7748/
Amboyot7727/
Gamboyo778/
Ombayod777/
Homboyi772/
Gomboye772/
Oumboye771/
Omwuoyo771/
Ommboyi771/
Ombay734,311/
Amboy733,147/
Emboy73883/
Omboi73540/
Ombou73259/
Ombye7331/
Umboy7317/
Omboa7317/
Ombey734/
Ombuy732/
Onboy731/
Omwoy731/
Houmbouy7117/
Ombiyohe713/
Oumbeyou712/
Hombouya711/
Ambayo672,674/
Ombuya672,053/
Ambiyo672,046/
Amboya671,052/
Ombaye67993/
Amboye67798/
Gamboy67714/
Ombajo67359/
Hamboy67167/
Ombayi67152/
Gombay67120/
Homboe67116/
Ombaya67101/
Amboyi6781/
Gombou6740/
Ambuyo6738/
Emboyi6734/
Emboya6723/
Embayo6720/
Oumbou6718/
Ombeyi6715/
Gumboy6713/
Ambojy6712/
Amwoyo6712/
Omwayo6712/
Omboue6711/
Ombiya679/
Ombiye679/
Ombeya675/
Homboa674/
Ambeyo674/
Hombay673/
Ombijo672/
Ombuyi672/
Omwoya672/
Amboey672/
Emboye672/
Omwoye672/
Ombeye672/
Gomboi672/
Ombejo672/
Umboya671/
Umbuyo671/
Onbiyo671/
Onbayo671/
Humboy671/
Hombou671/
Ombaay671/
Oumbey671/
Umbayo671/
Omweyo671/
Omboja671/
Ombujo671/
Omboud671/
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 Omboyo
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