Ambesta Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Ambesta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambesta occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambesta is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Ambesta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ambesta reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Ambesta is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found, Muranga County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Ambesta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ambesta last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambestha933/
Ambeshta933/
Ambeta92129/
Ambeshtha881/
Gambeta861,026/
Ambasta86909/
Ambosta8660/
Hambeta8617/
Anbesta867/
Ambetta866/
Ambetha862/
Gambetta804,087/
Ambastha801,042/
Ambashta80985/
Ahambeta8011/
Aambasta806/
Ambhasta802/
Ammbasta802/
Ambester801/
Gambetea801/
Ambistha801/
Ambita77805/
Ambeto77490/
Ombeta77229/
Amveta7741/
Ambashtha75697/
Ambasthha755/
Anmbastha751/
Ambasshta751/
Amweshtha751/
Ambhastha751/
Gambeto717/
Ambetos716/
Gambita714/
Ganbeta714/
Ambiste712/
Ambetei712/
Ambaita711/
Hambita711/
Ombista711/
Ambetey711/
Ambetto711/
Gambetá711/
Ambitta711/
Ambhashtha711/
Ambasshtha711/
Ambitah711/
Gambitta67309/
Ganbetta678/
Anvestad677/
Gombetta675/
Ahanbeta674/
Gambetto673/
Ambeitei671/
Hambetei671/

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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 Ambesta
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