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) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Àmbasa. Click here for further potential spellings of Ambasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 130,699th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,105,619 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ambasa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambasa is also the 255,582nd most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 992 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,487 people, or 1 in 18,569. In Kenya Ambasa is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 45 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya Ambasa exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Ambasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ambasa surname 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
- 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 Ambasa
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