Amboso Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Amboso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 713 | 1:64,768 | 6,247 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Amboso (104) may also be a first name.
Amboso Demographics
Amboso Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amboso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amboso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amboso occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amboso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 468,258th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. Amboso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amboso live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 104 people.
The last name Amboso is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 64,768. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Amboso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amboso last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamboso | 92 | 63 | / |
| Ambosio | 92 | 33 | / |
| Ambosho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambuso | 83 | 569 | / |
| Amboco | 83 | 96 | / |
| Ambaso | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ambeso | 83 | 29 | / |
| Amwoso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emboso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ambosa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambossou | 80 | 13 | / |
| D'Ambosio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gomboso | 77 | 305 | / |
| Ambesso | 77 | 234 | / |
| Ambojot | 77 | 101 | / |
| Gambosa | 77 | 58 | / |
| Ambasoa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ambosia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hambozo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ambozio | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ambosas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hambosa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anmbozo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amborzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambasou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambasso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambusso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambesoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambocio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambosap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atimbossou | 75 | 23 | / |
| Gamboussou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attmbossou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attimbossou | 71 | 66 | / |
| Hambodjo | 71 | 45 | / |
| Gambasso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amboussa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambassoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amuossou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombaso | 67 | 3,737 | / |
| Ambasa | 67 | 3,461 | / |
| Ambusa | 67 | 470 | / |
| Ambaco | 67 | 299 | / |
| Omuoso | 67 | 140 | / |
| Houmbosso | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ambesa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Amboja | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ganbossou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Amboca | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ambajo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ombeso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ombosa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ombuso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amboza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hambouzou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ambazo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Embosa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gamboussa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambuzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambezo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anboco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbuso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoso | 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
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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 Amboso
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