Ambwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ambwe (5) may also be a first name.
Ambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambwe? popularity and diffusion
Ambwe is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambwe reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 5 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hambwe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aumbwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ambweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ambw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ambwesh | 83 | 21 | / |
| Hambwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haambwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahumbwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahambwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambwa | 80 | 10,711 | / |
| Embwe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Ombwe | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ambwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ambwh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambhw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aumbwa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Amboue | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ambwai | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ambver | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gambwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aembwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hampwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hambwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gambue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ambuet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hachembwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamboue | 67 | 166 | / |
| Anbw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ambouhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hajmbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombwea | 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 Ambwe
- 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