Ombwayo Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ombwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3971:116,3229,828
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ombwayo (10) may also be a first name.

Ombwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ombwayo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ombwayo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombwayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. Ombwayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ombwayo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ombwayo is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 10 people.

The last name Ombwayo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 116,322. In Kenya Ombwayo is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Kakamega County, where 22 percent live and Kisumu County, where 21 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ombwayo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ombwayo 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
Ombwaya862/
Ambwayo861/
Ambwaya71463/
Ambwaye711/
Hombwea711/
Hambwaya671/
Ambwai6217/
Embuay6215/
Ombboy621/
Onbuay621/
Gambuay5746/
Embweye5741/
Hanbway571/
Hempway571/
Hampwaye53211/
Hampwaya5399/
Hoompuay531/
Humpways530/
Haampwaya501/
Homboueya501/

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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 Ombwayo
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