Adhiambo Surname

3,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Adhiambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adhiambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya145,6221:31731
Uganda8871:44,0135,511
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
United States461:7,879,542351,394
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England131:4,286,005132,302
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Adhiambo (28,148) may also be a first name.

Adhiambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adhiambo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adhiambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Adhiambo? popularity and diffusion

Adhiambo is the 3,816th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 49,656 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adhiambo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Adhiambo is also the 29,279th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 28,148 people.

The surname Adhiambo is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 145,622 people, or 1 in 317. In Kenya Adhiambo is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 22 percent reside, Siaya County, where 18 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Adhiambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Adhiambo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $49,743 USD per year.

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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 Adhiambo
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