Ambalwa Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ambalwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3211:143,86311,573
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ambalwa Demographics

Ambalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ambalwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambalwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambalwa? popularity and diffusion

Ambalwa is the 849,693rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambalwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ambalwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 143,863. In Kenya Ambalwa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent live, Nairobi County, where 25 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Ambalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ambalwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambalwad9314/
Eambalwad885/
Embalwa862/
Ombalwa861/
Ambalwy861/
Hanbalwa806/
Ambalvy7110/
Ombalba719/
Anbalwi719/
Ambalvi713/
Gambalvo671/
Anbalvi5713/
Ambolui571/
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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 Ambalwa
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