Ambaka Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0721:43,0784,489
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
India341:22,560,747316,052
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Niger231:834,43619,133
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ambaka (1,572) may also be a first name.

Ambaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambaka (Hindi: अम्बका, Marathi: अंबका, Oriya: ଅକା) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,370th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ambaka are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ambaka is also the 195,254th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 1,572 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 43,078. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Ambaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ambaka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambakea9248/
Ambakka9213/
Gambaka929/
Ambaaka926/
Ambakay924/
Ambeaka924/
Hambaka922/
Ambacka921/
Ambakah921/
Ambakai921/
Ambgaka921/
Ambakhad864/
Ambakaya861/
Ambhakka861/
Ambatkat861/
Ambakkat861/
Ambakhai861/
Ambakath861/
Amboka834,691/
Ombaka831,543/
Ambako83134/
Ambake83125/
Ambaki8369/
Embaka8334/
Ambeka8313/
Anbaka8311/
Ambakkatt801/
Ambouka772,829/
Ambakki7792/
Ambaako7788/
Hambeka7776/
Ambaker7755/
Ambooka7754/
Ambokay7738/
Ambokai7731/
Ambeeka7712/
Ambekau7711/
Anbakka779/
Hambako776/
Hambaki776/
Ambekai774/
Gambako772/
Ambakou772/
Ambokah772/
Gambaki772/
Ambeika771/
Ambakod771/
Ombakah771/
Ambaike771/
Hambake771/
Anmpaka771/
Aunbaka771/
Hambakeh71183/
Hambakis7113/
Hambouka7112/
Ambeikai7111/
Hembakaa716/
Amboukka713/
Ambakhiy711/
Ambaikit711/
Ambacker710/
Amboko672,615/
Omboka67505/
Ambaco67299/
Ombaki67296/
Ombeka67287/
Amboki67116/
Ambeko6777/
Emboka6748/
Amboke6744/
Hambacker6735/
Anbaki6730/
Embako6729/
Embeka6722/
Amboca6721/
Amboky6717/
Ombako675/
Ambace674/
Anbako671/
Ombake671/
Enbaka671/
Ambakhout671/
Amboukaya671/
Ambeca671/

Ambaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambaka in the Hindi language
अम्बकाambaka86.21
अम्बाकाambaka13.79
Ambaka in the Oriya language
ଅକାaka81.82
ଅାକାaaka9.09
ଅକାାଇଁakaa'im1.82
ଅକାତାିakatai1.82
Ambaka in the Marathi language
अंबकाambaka40.91
अंबाकाambaka19.7
आंबाकाambaka18.18
आंबकाambaka12.12
बाकाbaka4.55
अंबिकाambika3.03
अंबीाकाambiaka1.52

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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
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  • 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 Ambaka
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