Ondabu Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ondabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ondabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7261:26,7552,995
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ondabu (269) may also be a first name.

Ondabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ondabu is most common in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ondabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,413th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ondabu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 542,091st most frequently used forename globally It is held by 269 people.

The surname Ondabu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,726 people, or 1 in 26,755. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 72 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ondabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ondabu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hondabou861/
Andabu8329/
Ondawu835/
Endabu832/
Ondobu831/
Andabou774/
Ondebou772/
Gundabu771/
Handabut719/
Handabou712/
Gondobou711/
Handabuț711/
Endebu671,290/
Houndebou6730/
Andebu678/
Andavu674/
Andawu671/
Handavu62484/
Ondoboe622/
Anndavu621/
Undhavau573/
Andoubou573/
Haandavu572/
Andhampu571/
Amdaboush531/
Houndowou531/
Hamdaboush501/

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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 Ondabu
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