Ambwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 surname Ambwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ambwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambwe is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ambwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambwe live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 5 people.

Ambwe is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Ambwe is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hambwe915/
Aumbwe911/
Ambweh911/
Ambw893/
Ambwesh8321/
Hambwer831/
Haambwe831/
Ahumbwe831/
Ahambwe831/
Ambwa8010,711/
Embwe8096/
Ombwe8022/
Ambwi802/
Ambwh801/
Ambhw801/
Aumbwa7341/
Amboue7321/
Ambwai7317/
Ambver734/
Gambwi732/
Ambueh731/
Aembwi731/
Hampwe731/
Ambuer731/
Hambwa731/
Gambue730/
Ambuet730/
Hachembwe712/
Hamboue67166/
Anbw679/
Ambouhe672/
Hajmbue671/
Hambuer671/
Hombwea671/

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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
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