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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambetsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 173,472nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,942,086 people. Ambetsa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambetsa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ambetsa is also the 450,877th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 371 people.
The surname Ambetsa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,468 people, or 1 in 18,711. In Kenya Ambetsa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Ambetsa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ambetsa surname is chiefly 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