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
The last name Ambwaya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ambwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambwaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 652,085th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambwaya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambwaya is also the 1,212,820th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 65 people.
The last name Ambwaya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 100,173. In Kenya Ambwaya is most common in: Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.
Ambwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ambwaya last name is chiefly 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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