Oromba Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Oromba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oromba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oromba (45) may also be a first name.

Oromba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oromba is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oromba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Oromba are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 45 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Oromba is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 68 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent live and Northern, where 4 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Oromba occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horomba92227/
Goromba921/
Otromba921/
Orombai921/
Gorombai8694/
Goroumba861/
Gorombga861/
Horombai861/
Orombi832,436/
Aromba83182/
Oramba8397/
Orumba8348/
Orombo8327/
Oremba8326/
Orombe837/
Oromby835/
Eromba833/
Uromba831/
Houroumba802/
Ouroumbai801/
Orhemba77511/
Gorumba77201/
Arromba77155/
Horumba77147/
Oromboi7753/
Gorombe7753/
Horombo7753/
Orhumba7730/
Horombe7715/
Gorombo7712/
Horombi7710/
Otramba7710/
Ourumba7710/
Goromby776/
Orumbay775/
Oronbai774/
Aroumba773/
Guromba773/
Orgumba772/
Orambah771/
Oronbat771/
Orumbai771/
Oroumbe771/
Orhombi771/
Gorombi771/
Arhomba771/
Ouramba771/
Orombie770/
Houroumbay751/
Gorombey7167/
Orosimbo7131/
Oromwait7114/
Gorombei7113/
Garoumba719/
Oirhemba714/
Orambath711/
Orhembau711/
Orhenmba711/
Arombo673,329/
Arumba671,145/
Urombo67983/
Orembo67249/
Aramba67218/
Urombi6777/
Aremba6740/
Orambe6739/
Eremba6726/
Arombe6719/
Orambo6718/
Uramba6717/
Urumba6712/
Orunba678/
Orosember677/
Orumbo675/
Otrąba675/
Orumbi674/
Orumbe674/
Oronbi673/
Eramba672/
Urombe671/
Oronua671/
Oronby671/
Oronbo671/
Oramua671/
Orambi671/
Erombo671/

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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
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  • 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 Oromba
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