Ombuya Surname
Approximately 2,053 people bear this surname
Ombuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,042 | 1:22,615 | 2,574 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ombuya (135) may also be a first name.
Ombuya Demographics
Ombuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ombuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ombuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ombuya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ombuya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ombuya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ombuya is the 202,789th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,549,706 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ombuya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ombuya is also the 797,647th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 135 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,042 people, or 1 in 22,615. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 30 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The Cook Islands, where 0 percent are found.
Ombuya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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 Ombuya
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