Afwamba Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Afwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Afwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afwamba is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afwamba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Afwamba is most common in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent live, Kakamega County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofwamba | 86 | 127 | / |
| Abwamba | 86 | 84 | / |
| Afwambo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Afuamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abwambi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ofwambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afuambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afuambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obwambai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Afuambeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuhamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuamva | 57 | 13 | / |
| Ofuomba | 57 | 3 | / |
| Abuanba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abuambe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avuemba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avuambo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avuambi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abuambo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abwanva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obwomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abuambou | 53 | 21 | / |
| Habbambo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Abuamboo | 53 | 1 | / |
| A'Buamva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Affuembey | 50 | 18 | / |
| Abuhambeh | 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 Afwamba
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