Ambwene Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ambwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ambwene Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8591:61,6326,607
England61:9,286,343223,652

Ambwene (1,866) may also be a first name.

Ambwene Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ambwene Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ambwene is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambwene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 405,063rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. Ambwene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ambwene live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,254th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,866 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 61,632. In Tanzania Ambwene is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 75 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania Ambwene is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambwenje931/
Ambweine931/
Ambweni865/
Ampwene864/
Amvbene861/
Ambwane861/
Ambwaney802/
Ambvane7117/
Ampwena711/
Ampweni711/
Aambvane675/
Hambuechen5928/
Embwani57130/
Ombuena5746/
Ambvina5719/
Ambvani573/
Ampuena571/
Ambuina571/
Anbuohien501/
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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 Ambwene
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