Amabwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Amabwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amabwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amabwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amabwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Amabwa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent live and Bungoma County, where 10 percent live.

Amabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Amabwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amabwai923/
Hamabwa921/
Amabua83154/
Amavwa831/
Emabwa831/
Hamabwe77424/
Hamabba7743/
Amaabua771/
Hamavhwa7134/
Haamabwe7132/
Hammabba7110/
Amaabuat714/
Hamaubwe713/
Hamaavwa712/
Hamaabwe711/
Hamayvwa711/
Haamavwa711/
Amabuo67114/
Amabue6712/
Amabbi671/
Amabbo671/
Omabua671/
Omebwa671/
Amabve671/

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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 Amabwa
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