Ambasu Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7551:61,1655,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ambasu (67) may also be a first name.

Ambasu Last Name Facts

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

Ambasu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambasu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,013th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambasu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ambasu is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 67 people.

Ambasu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 755 people, or 1 in 61,165. In Kenya Ambasu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent live, Vihiga County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Ambasu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambasiu923/
Ambasou921/
Ambashau8615/
Ambesu8340/
Ambazu8331/
Ombasu832/
Ambosu832/
Embashu77498/
Ambazou772/
Aimwasu771/
Ambachu771/
Embassou7119/
Hombashu712/
Eembashu712/
Ombassou711/
Ambachui711/
Ambacheu711/
Gambazou711/
Oumbasou711/
Anbesu671,932/
Amboju67500/
Ombaju6724/
Gambossou6713/
Ombazu6712/
Embazu676/
Ganbassou672/
Ombesu671/
Ombacu671/
Amuazu671/
Anuasu671/
Anwasu671/
Embesu671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis