Ambaka Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Ambaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,072 | 1:43,078 | 4,489 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ambaka (1,572) may also be a first name.
Ambaka Demographics
Ambaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Ambaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambaka in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बका | ambaka | 86.21 |
| अम्बाका | ambaka | 13.79 |
| Ambaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକା | aka | 81.82 |
| ଅାକା | aaka | 9.09 |
| ଅକାାଇଁ | akaa'im | 1.82 |
| ଅକାତାି | akatai | 1.82 |
| Ambaka in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबका | ambaka | 40.91 |
| अंबाका | ambaka | 19.7 |
| आंबाका | ambaka | 18.18 |
| आंबका | ambaka | 12.12 |
| बाका | baka | 4.55 |
| अंबिका | ambika | 3.03 |
| अंबीाका | ambiaka | 1.52 |
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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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- 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 Ambaka
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