Ambuye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ambuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ambuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambuye occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ambuye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambuye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambuye live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Ambuye is most common in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ambuye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis