Ambwere Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Ambwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 314 | 1:147,070 | 11,753 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ambwere (112) may also be a first name.
Ambwere Demographics
Ambwere Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ambwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambwere is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambwere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 858,879th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ambwere live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 112 people.
Ambwere is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 147,070. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 26 percent reside and Migori County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Ambwere occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Ambwere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambwera | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ampwere | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ombwere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hambwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambuere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambver | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anbwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ombwera | 71 | 232 | / |
| Ampwera | 71 | 118 | / |
| Ompwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombouere | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ampweera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gampwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gampwoire | 63 | 3 | / |
| Ombwori | 57 | 1,192 | / |
| Gombwir | 57 | 28 | / |
| Ambbiri | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ombwari | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ombwiri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hanbuer | 57 | 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 Ambwere
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