Ambwa Surname
Approximately 10,711 people bear this surname
Ambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 10,617 | 1:6,959 | 845 |
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Ambwa (216) may also be a first name.
Ambwa Demographics
Ambwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ambwa is the 48,198th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 680,380 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambwa reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ambwa is also the 614,549th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 216 people.
Ambwa is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 10,617 people, or 1 in 6,959. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Ambwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aumbwa | 91 | 41 | / |
| Ambwai | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ambwad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ambwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hambwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atembwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ambwash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambua | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Embwa | 80 | 132 | / |
| Ombwa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Ampwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ambba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ambwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ambwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Anbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aheembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hatembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambuat | 73 | 203 | / |
| Ambuas | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gambua | 73 | 34 | / |
| Hambua | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hambwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gambwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ganbwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eambua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aumbwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anbwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hembwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambbaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aumbua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambouha | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gambuay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ambwesh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gambhua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambhbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asenbwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hambwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahumbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haampwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambvast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanbway | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'ambba | 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 Ambwa
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