Ambasa Surname
Approximately 3,461 people bear this surname
Ambasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,487 | 1:18,569 | 2,189 |
| Philippines | 638 | 1:158,681 | 26,169 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Àmbasa (1) are calculated separately.
Ambasa (992) may also be a first name.
Ambasa Demographics
Ambasa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambasa (Hindi: अम्बासा, Marathi: अंबासा) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant: Àmbasa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ambasa is the 130,699th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,105,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ambasa reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 255,582nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 992 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,487 people, or 1 in 18,569. In Kenya Ambasa is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 45 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Kakamega County, where 12 percent live. Barring Kenya Ambasa exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Ambasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ambasa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambasa in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बासा | ambasa | - |
| Ambasa in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबासा | ambasa | 80.3 |
| आंबासा | ambasa | 15.15 |
| अंबादास | ambadasa | 4.55 |
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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 Ambasa
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