Ambasu Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Ambasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 755 | 1:61,165 | 5,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ambasu (67) may also be a first name.
Ambasu Demographics
Ambasu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambasu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambasu? popularity and diffusion
Ambasu is the 449,013th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. Ambasu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambasu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 67 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 755 people, or 1 in 61,165. In Kenya Ambasu is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent live, Vihiga County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Ambasu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ambasu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambasiu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ambasou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambashau | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ambesu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Ambazu | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ombasu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ambosu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Embashu | 77 | 498 | / |
| Ambazou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aimwasu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambachu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embassou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hombashu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eembashu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ombassou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambachui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambacheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gambazou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oumbasou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anbesu | 67 | 1,932 | / |
| Amboju | 67 | 500 | / |
| Ombaju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gambossou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ombazu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Embazu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ganbassou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombacu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuasu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwasu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embesu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ambasu
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