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 surname Amboso is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amboso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amboso is the 468,258th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname Amboso occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amboso reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Amboso is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 104 people.
Amboso is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 64,768. In Kenya Amboso is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Amboso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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