Ambuko Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ambuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ambuko Last Name Facts

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

Ambuko occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ambuko.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambuko? popularity and diffusion

Ambuko is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ambuko are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya Ambuko is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent live, Migori County, where 22 percent live and Kajiado County, where 6 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Ambuko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambuko922/
Ambouko921/
Ambukho921/
Amboukou8676/
Ambugkot864/
Amboko832,615/
Ambuka831,138/
Ambuco8388/
Amvuko834/
Ombuko832/
Ambouckou8010/
Hamboukou806/
Ambouka772,829/
Ambukka7752/
Hamboko779/
Ambusco772/
Gambuka771/
Atmbuco771/
Ambokou771/
Aimbuka771/
Hambuka771/
Ahamboukou751/
Hambouka7112/
Amboukka713/
Anboukou711/
Ambouyka711/
Ambugcot711/
Gambuuka711/
Amboka674,691/
Omboko67554/
Amboco6796/
Amboca6721/
Embuka6715/
Ombuka676/
Ambuca676/
Anvuko672/
Anbuka671/
Amvuka671/

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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 Ambuko
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