Ambagwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya561:824,64132,113

Ambagwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambagwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambagwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambagwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya Ambagwa is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent live, Kakamega County, where 2 percent live and Kiambu County, where 2 percent live.

Ambagwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambagwe8641/
Ambakwa8612/
Ombagwa861/
Ambagwie801/
Gambagua801/
Onmbaagwa7539/
Ambakua7115/
Ambague714/
Ambokwa712/
Ambekwa712/
Ambagui711/
Embogwa711/
Ombakwa711/
Ambakwe711/
Gambakwe67236/
Ambaguhe6735/
Ambeigwo671/
Onmbagba671/
Ambeigwoh6358/
Ambogui5795/
Ambogue5734/
Ambokwe5716/
Ambaque5711/
Ambokua575/
Ambaqui571/
Ambegua571/
Ambakue571/
Ambaqued5313/
Ombaakua532/
Ambougui532/
Ambougue532/
Ambongue532/
Ombangue531/
Ombaigbo531/
Amboungue5018/
Onmbaagbe501/
Houmbagbe501/

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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 Ambagwa
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