Ovamba Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Ovamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
Ovamba (11) may also be a first name.
Ovamba Demographics
Ovamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ovamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovamba is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ovamba is the 2,293,424th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovamba live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ovamba is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 90 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Ovamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owamba | 83 | 775 | / |
| Ovambe | 83 | 586 | / |
| Obamba | 83 | 52 | / |
| Ovambo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Evamba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ovemba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owambay | 77 | 27 | / |
| Oubamba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obamboa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Owambai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Avambah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aveamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasimba | 71 | 24 | / |
| Havambai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obambi | 67 | 9,961 | / |
| Obambo | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Abamba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Obomba | 67 | 606 | / |
| Ewomba | 67 | 425 | / |
| Owambo | 67 | 402 | / |
| Awamba | 67 | 255 | / |
| Abomba | 67 | 247 | / |
| Obambe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Avambo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Avomba | 67 | 158 | / |
| Obamby | 67 | 60 | / |
| Awomba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Owambi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Avambe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Govanbhai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Owomba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ovombo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Evemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owambe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Evambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avamva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ovamba
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