Ambogo Surname

143,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6001:17,7622,115
Tanzania3771:140,42912,917
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ambogo (147) may also be a first name.

Ambogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambogo (Russian: Амбого) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambogo is the 143,530th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,350,821 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ambogo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambogo is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 147 people.

The last name Ambogo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,600 people, or 1 in 17,762. In Kenya Ambogo is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya Ambogo is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Ambogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ambogo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambongo92897/
Gambogo9213/
Ambogoa926/
Ambogou922/
Hambongo8675/
Ambong'o861/
Ambougou861/
Ambonggo861/
Gambogou861/
Ombogo835,466/
Amboga831,140/
Amwogo83238/
Ambago83165/
Embogo8390/
Ambego8322/
Amuogo8321/
Ambugo8315/
Amvogo831/
Ahambongo8082/
Amboughou801/
Amboungou801/
Gambago77489/
Ombongo77231/
Ambonga77203/
Ambango77116/
Gombogo77109/
Amvongo7724/
Ambouga777/
Hambago776/
Gamboga774/
Hombogo772/
Ombogoh772/
Amwongo771/
Ambogha771/
Hamboga771/
Ambogah771/
Ambugoo771/
Ambungo771/
Ambuoga771/
Ambagot771/
Ambongha7133/
Atinbogo7111/
Asimbago714/
Onmbongo714/
Hambango712/
Goumbogo711/
Gomboigo711/
Gombougo711/
Ambogast711/
Hambonga711/
Hombongo711/
Gambogga711/
Ambangou711/
Omboga674,221/
Ambuga67686/
Amwoga67328/
Ombego67294/
Ambaga67229/
Ombago67151/
Hamwoongo6788/
Amwago6713/
Embego6712/
Ombugo6711/
Ambega6710/
Omwogo679/
Omuogo674/
Amuoga673/
Omboungou672/
Emboga672/
Anbago671/
Onbogo671/
Hamboonga671/
Embago671/
Anwogo671/
Attinbogo671/

Ambogo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambogo in the Russian language
Амбогоambogo-

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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
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  • 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 Ambogo
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