Ambenge Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Ambenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ambenge (11) may also be a first name.
Ambenge Demographics
Ambenge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambenge is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 858,879th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ambenge live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambenge is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Ambenge is most common in: Vihiga County, where 49 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Ambenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambene | 92 | 209 | / |
| Haimbenge | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ambenje | 86 | 92 | / |
| Ambenga | 86 | 68 | / |
| Embenge | 86 | 56 | / |
| Ambengi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Hambene | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ambinge | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ambenze | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ambegne | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ambiene | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amwenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambenes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gambene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambience | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ambengha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ambengui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamwenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambena | 77 | 3,657 | / |
| Amvene | 77 | 1,038 | / |
| Ambeny | 77 | 59 | / |
| Ambeni | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ombene | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ambgea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambeanjeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambinga | 71 | 115 | / |
| Ambieni | 71 | 75 | / |
| Amuenje | 71 | 54 | / |
| Ombengi | 71 | 52 | / |
| Hambeni | 71 | 30 | / |
| Aumbeni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Omwenge | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ombenga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ambenyi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ambenza | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ambeiny | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ambenji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambingi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ombenei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambegni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambngui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambeena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambenai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambinga | 67 | 236 | / |
| Ambga | 67 | 24 | / |
| Omwenghe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omweng'e | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hambeani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hambeini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haimbnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goumbene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambenish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwienge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwuenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombenet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwenche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embingeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambendji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambenjih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnuence | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombeng'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbinger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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