Ambenge Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ambenge (11) may also be a first name.

Ambenge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambenge is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambenge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 858,879th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ambenge reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambenge is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 49 percent live, Nairobi County, where 26 percent live and Kakamega County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ambenge Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ambenge earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 223.98% more than the national average, earning $139,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambene92209/
Haimbenge884/
Ambenje8692/
Ambenga8668/
Embenge8656/
Ambengi8622/
Hambene8612/
Ambinge864/
Ambenze863/
Ambegne863/
Ambiene863/
Amwenge861/
Ambenes861/
Gambene861/
Ambience8014/
Ambengha803/
Ambengui802/
Hamwenge801/
Ambena773,657/
Amvene771,038/
Ambeny7759/
Ambeni7725/
Ombene7716/
Ambgea771/
Ambeanjeh751/
Ambinga71115/
Ambieni7175/
Amuenje7154/
Ombengi7152/
Hambeni7130/
Aumbeni7121/
Omwenge7115/
Ombenga719/
Ambenyi717/
Ambenza716/
Ambeiny714/
Ambenji712/
Ambingi712/
Ombenei711/
Ambegni711/
Ambenio711/
Ambngui711/
Amwenga711/
Amwenze711/
Ambeena711/
Anwenge711/
Ambenai711/
Hambinga67236/
Ambga6724/
Omwenghe679/
Omweng'e679/
Hambeani673/
Hambeini672/
Haimbnga671/
Goumbene671/
Ambgi671/
Ambenish671/
Anwienge671/
Anwuenge671/
Hombenet671/
Amwenche671/
Embingeh671/
Gambenji671/
Ambendji671/
Ambenjih671/
Amnuence671/
Ombeng'i671/
Anbinger670/

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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 Ambenge
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