Amakobe Surname

114,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amakobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amakobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9991:11,5481,455
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Amakobe (702) may also be a first name.

Amakobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amakobe occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amakobe? popularity and diffusion

Amakobe is the 114,875th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,811,471 people. The surname Amakobe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amakobe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amakobe is also the 311,884th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 702 people.

The last name Amakobe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,999 people, or 1 in 11,548. In Kenya Amakobe is most common in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Amakobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amakobe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Amakobe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amakhobe935/
Amakobhe931/
Amakhove802/
Hamakoba802/
Amakaba7157/
Amakuba7114/
Amokove711/
Amokabe711/
Hamakuba6783/
Amakhabi6734/
Omakobai672/
Omoikobe671/
Hamakaba671/
Amatkasbi6320/
Amakubhai634/
Haamakaba631/
Amakhabhai591/
Omokoba57137/
Omokebe5711/
Emekebe572/
Omakaba571/
Amoutkoubai561/
Omokhoba5361/
Amokhabi531/
Omokovhe531/
Omokooba531/
Omokohba531/

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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 Amakobe
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