Ambeyi Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1211:41,1954,318
Congo581:86,0197,322
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ambeyi (128) may also be a first name.

Ambeyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambeyi is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambeyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambeyi is the 309,548th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,983,207 people. Ambeyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambeyi live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ambeyi is also the 821,896th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 128 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,121 people, or 1 in 41,195. In Kenya Ambeyi is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Ambeyi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ambeyi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ammbeyi921/
Ambei91304/
Ambey9178/
Ambayi83643/
Gambey83388/
Ambeya83196/
Hambey83126/
Amboyi8381/
Ambeis8366/
Ombeyi8315/
Ambeye836/
Ambeyo834/
Ambeih833/
Ambeiz832/
Ambeji832/
Amboey832/
Hambei832/
Ambiyi831/
Gambei831/
Asmbey831/
Aimbei831/
Hambayi771,228/
Hambeis7720/
Ambegie7714/
Ambeyap7713/
Hambeya774/
Ambayit774/
Gambuyi774/
Ambayie774/
Hamboyi772/
Gamboyi772/
Gambeya771/
Hambeye771/
Gambayi771/
Ambayio771/
Ambieya771/
Ambaiyi771/
Amboy733,147/
Ambay732,944/
Ambeu732,040/
Ambai73981/
Ambui73564/
Ambie73319/
Ambea73217/
Ambee73183/
Amboi73146/
Amboe7381/
Ambuy7350/
Ambae7344/
Ambye7328/
Ambej738/
Ombei735/
Ombey734/
Hambeisz7117/
Haambayi717/
Ambegieh711/
Ambaye6722,697/
Amboyo673,776/
Ambaya673,581/
Ambayo672,674/
Ambiya672,056/
Ambiyo672,046/
Amboji671,132/
Amboya671,052/
Amboye67798/
Gamboy67714/
Ambaji67539/
Gambee67482/
Gambie67359/
Ambait67329/
Gambay67289/
Ambeua67245/
Hamboy67167/
Ombayi67152/
Hambai67126/
Ambayu67118/
Ambawe67103/
Gamboe67100/
Ambiye6791/
Gambai6784/
Ambuya6780/
Hambay6758/
Hambye6747/
Ambais6746/
Ambuyo6738/
Ambaip6737/
Gamboi6735/
Ambuia6731/
Ambuji6724/
Ambaih6723/
Gombei6721/
Amboue6721/
Ambaje6719/
Omboyi6717/
Ambuje6713/
Ambojy6712/
Ambaia6712/
Hambeu6712/
Ammbai6710/
Gambye679/
Ambhai677/
Amvuyi676/
Ambuye676/
Ambija675/
Ambhoe675/
Ambois675/
Embayi675/
Ombeya675/
Amboje674/
Aumbee674/
Ambowe674/
Ambaiy673/
Anbayi673/
Gambae673/
Gambea673/
Ambaue673/
Ombeyo673/
Aimbie673/
Ambuid673/
Ombuyi672/
Ambejo672/
Ambeuh672/
Ombeye672/
Hamboi672/
Ambaii672/
Ambeja672/
Aambae671/
Ambhay671/
Ambgea671/
Oumbey671/
Țamboi671/
Hambea671/
Aimbai671/
Ambaie671/
Ambaio671/
Ambueh671/
Ambeha671/
Ambieh671/
Ambeje671/
Aimboy671/
Ambaai671/
Amboii671/
Hambuy670/
Gombey670/
Gambue670/
Hamvey670/

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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
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  • 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 Ambeyi
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