Abwamba Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Abwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Abwamba Demographics
Abwamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abwamba is most common in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abwamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abwamba is the 2,047,559th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwamba live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 99 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Abwamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Abwamba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abwambi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Afwamba | 86 | 7 | / |
| Abwanba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obwambai | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gobwamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebwambay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abuhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofwamba | 71 | 127 | / |
| Abuamva | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ebwemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afwambo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abuambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afuamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abuanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obwomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwanva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abuambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apuamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abuambou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abuatmbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habbambo | 67 | 2 | / |
| A'Buamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuamboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuhambeh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Opuamba | 57 | 16 | / |
| Obwombe | 57 | 4 | / |
| Avuambo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obwombo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avuambi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Afuambo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abbanbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebuambei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obuhomba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abuatnboh | 50 | 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 Abwamba
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