Ambwaya Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Ambwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 461 | 1:100,173 | 8,771 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Ambwaya (65) may also be a first name.
Ambwaya Demographics
Ambwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambwaya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ambwaya is the 652,085th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. Ambwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambwaya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 65 people.
The last name Ambwaya is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 100,173. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 50 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Ambwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hambwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ombwaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ambwayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hampwaya | 80 | 99 | / |
| Ambwai | 77 | 17 | / |
| Haampwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ombwayo | 71 | 421 | / |
| Ampweya | 71 | 124 | / |
| Gambuay | 71 | 46 | / |
| Hanbway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hampwaye | 67 | 211 | / |
| Embuay | 62 | 15 | / |
| Ambbaj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Embweye | 57 | 41 | / |
| Ambuaje | 57 | 7 | / |
| Ampueya | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ampweja | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ambhbai | 57 | 3 | / |
| Hombwea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hempway | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amboueye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Embhuiya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Homboueya | 50 | 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 Ambwaya
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