Ombu Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ombu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7811:226,81513,319
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Ombú (2) are calculated separately.

Ombu (379) may also be a first name.

Ombu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombu (Hindi: ओम्बू) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ombú. Click here for other potential spellings of Ombu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombu? popularity and diffusion

Ombu is the 363,374th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. The last name Ombu is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ombu are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ombu is also the 445,512th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 379 people.

Ombu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 226,815. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Cross River, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Ombu Last Name Statistics demography

Ombu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombú922/
Ombui898,004/
Gombu891,089/
Ombuh89347/
Ombou89259/
Ombus8981/
Hombu8965/
Ombut8915/
Uombu892/
Ombuy892/
Onmbu891/
Ombau891/
Ombud891/
Ombgu891/
Gombau80718/
Hombut8045/
Gombou8040/
Oumbou8018/
Ombuih806/
Hombau805/
Oumbut804/
Ombaut802/
Hombus802/
Hombou801/
Otembu801/
Gombhu801/
Gombuh801/
Omboud801/
Hombud801/
Ombush800/
Umbu755,317/
Ambu753,970/
Embu75826/
Onbu75460/
Omwu752/
Goumbou7339/
Houmbou7333/
Eoumbou731/
Gombeuh731/
Hombaut731/
Houmbeu731/
Hoombau731/
Gambu674,452/
Honbu672,438/
Ambeu672,040/
Gumbu671,494/
Ambus671,434/
Ambau671,343/
Ambou67932/
Ambut67598/
Ambui67564/
Hambu67496/
Humbu67400/
Onbut67394/
Ambuj67258/
Embau67124/
Umbut67123/
Hembu67120/
Ambuh67116/
Ambuy6750/
Omboo6739/
Umbau6730/
Ambud6730/
Umbui6729/
Houmbouy6717/
Embui6714/
Embuh6713/
Umbus6712/
Ambhu6711/
Umbuh6711/
Aumbu676/
Ambuz675/
Umbeu673/
Gonbu673/
Ambuu672/
Embuy672/
Embeu672/
Hosembus671/
Ambuš671/
Aambu671/
Ammbu671/
Uonbu671/
Osmwu671/
Onbou671/
Onbus671/
Țambu671/
Ambgu671/

Ombu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ombu in the Hindi language
ओम्बूombu71.26
ओम्बुombu21.84
ओंबुombu3.45
ओंबूombu3.45

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Footnotes

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