Amboga Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amboga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amboga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1151:41,4174,338
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Amboga (161) may also be a first name.

Amboga Last Name Facts

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

Amboga is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amboga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amboga is the 326,114th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amboga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amboga is also the 722,635th most widely held first name globally, borne by 161 people.

Amboga is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 41,417. In Kenya Amboga is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 27 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Vihiga County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Amboga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambonga92203/
Ambouga927/
Ambogoa926/
Gamboga924/
Ambogha921/
Hamboga921/
Ambogah921/
Ambuoga921/
Ambongha8633/
Ambogast861/
Hambonga861/
Gambogga861/
Omboga834,221/
Ambogo833,100/
Ambuga83686/
Amwoga83328/
Ambaga83229/
Ambogi8346/
Amboge8312/
Ambega8310/
Amuoga833/
Emboga832/
Hamboonga801/
Ambunga773,598/
Ambongo77897/
Gambogi77645/
Gambaga77535/
Ambanga77386/
Ombonga77238/
Ambagay77126/
Ambogui7795/
Hambuga7777/
Gamboge7738/
Ambongi7735/
Ambonge7733/
Aembega7732/
Ambagau7714/
Gambogo7713/
Gambuga7712/
Amvouga779/
Ambogee775/
Hambaga773/
Ambogou772/
Ombogha771/
Ambagad771/
Ombgoga771/
Ombooga771/
Ambuiga771/
Ambaaga771/
Ambouge771/
Ombogah771/
Ombogai771/
Amwogah771/
Ambugah771/
Ambegai771/
Ambagat771/
Gamboggi71184/
Hambongo7175/
Ambagais7118/
Ambangay7112/
Ambangau718/
Ambougui712/
Amboyger712/
Ambangga711/
Hambunga711/
Aembeega711/
Gambogou711/
Ambonggo711/
Ambougou711/
Anbongha711/
Ombongah711/
Ambong'o711/
Ombounga711/
Ombogo675,466/
Ombega67729/
Haimbanga67510/
Ombaga67418/
Amwogo67238/
Embega67183/
Ambago67165/
Embaga67105/
Embogo6790/
Ahambongo6782/
Ombogi6757/
Ambage6752/
Ambagi6730/
Ambego6722/
Amuogo6721/
Ambuge6717/
Ambugo6715/
Amuaga6713/
Ombuga676/
Omboge675/
Omuoga673/
Anuoga671/
Anbuga671/
Anwoga671/
Anbega671/
Amboughou671/
Amboungou671/
Anbaga671/
Amvogo671/
Amwaga671/

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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 Amboga
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