Ambetsa Surname
Approximately 2,477 people bear this surname
Ambetsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,468 | 1:18,711 | 2,207 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ambetsa (371) may also be a first name.
Ambetsa Demographics
Ambetsa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambetsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambetsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambetsa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambetsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 173,472nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,942,086 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambetsa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,877th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 371 people.
The surname Ambetsa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,468 people, or 1 in 18,711. In Kenya Ambetsa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Vihiga County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Ambetsa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ambetsa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambesa | 92 | 58 | / |
| Ambatsa | 86 | 135 | / |
| Ambessa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Hambesa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Ambesia | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ambeisa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ombetsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amvetsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambesha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambetse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hambesha | 80 | 46 | / |
| Atembesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambetshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambessah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ombetsha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambisa | 77 | 1,980 | / |
| Anbesa | 77 | 1,454 | / |
| Ambeza | 77 | 338 | / |
| Ombesa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ambeso | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ambeca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambatsaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahambetse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hambisa | 71 | 3,398 | / |
| Ombessa | 71 | 442 | / |
| Ambesso | 71 | 234 | / |
| Hambeza | 71 | 68 | / |
| Anbessa | 71 | 59 | / |
| Ombitsa | 71 | 57 | / |
| Ambissa | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ambitse | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ambitsi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ambisah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ombatsa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ambaisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ambisha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gambisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambesoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anbesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amvetse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambezah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gombesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hombesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambisau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambecha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambissa | 67 | 2,266 | / |
| Hombessa | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Gombessa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gambesso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ambeache | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hembetso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gambisha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombaitsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asimbisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heambisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambitcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambeachi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanbessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambissah | 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 Ambetsa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis