Ambayo Surname
Approximately 2,674 people bear this surname
Ambayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,504 | 1:15,591 | 2,444 |
| Kenya | 138 | 1:334,637 | 20,269 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ambayo (40) may also be a first name.
Ambayo Demographics
Ambayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambayo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ambayo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ambayo is the 162,627th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,725,335 people. The surname Ambayo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambayo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 2,504 people, or 1 in 15,591. In Uganda Ambayo is most prevalent in: Adjumani District, where 53 percent are found, Moyo District, where 32 percent are found and Arua District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Ambayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ambayo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ambayo
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