Ambugo Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ambugo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ambugo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambugo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambugo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambugo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Ambugo live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Ambugo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 57 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 14 percent are found and Migori County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambungo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambugoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambougou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambogo | 83 | 3,100 | / |
| Ambuga | 83 | 686 | / |
| Ombugo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Amboungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amboughou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambunga | 77 | 3,598 | / |
| Hambuga | 77 | 77 | / |
| Gambuga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ambouga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ambogoa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ambogou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ambuiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambugah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gombougo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombogo | 67 | 5,466 | / |
| Amboga | 67 | 1,140 | / |
| Amwogo | 67 | 238 | / |
| Embuga | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ombuga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omboungou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amvogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbuga | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ambugo
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