Ambembe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ambembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ambembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambembe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Ambembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambembe are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Ambembe is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambeambe | 93 | 7 | / |
| Amboembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ambembeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hambembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ombembe | 86 | 376 | / |
| Amvembe | 86 | 116 | / |
| Embembe | 86 | 112 | / |
| Ambombe | 86 | 39 | / |
| Ambembi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ambemba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hamwembe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Anbember | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ambaimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambeambai | 75 | 34 | / |
| Hamweembe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ambambi | 71 | 912 | / |
| Ambombi | 71 | 283 | / |
| Embembi | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ambimbi | 71 | 49 | / |
| Anvembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amwemwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anuembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwemba | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ambambai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hambambi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omouembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omuhembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvemvea | 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 Ambembe
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