Amgbu Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Amgbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amgbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amgbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amgbu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amgbu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amgbu live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Moyo District, where 66 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 23 percent are found and Kampala District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omgbu | 80 | 119 | / |
| Angbu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Angbau | 73 | 151 | / |
| Gangbu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Omgbou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eangbu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Asmgwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Angbou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Angbud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Angbeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Angbus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hangbut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahangbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omehegbu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Asiengbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ongbu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Omgwu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ongbou | 55 | 9 | / |
| Ongbut | 55 | 8 | / |
| Angboo | 55 | 5 | / |
| Gongbu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ongbud | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eungbu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eamkwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hongbut | 50 | 51 | / |
| Oungbou | 50 | 9 | / |
| Oungbeu | 50 | 9 | / |
| Hongbui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Houngbu | 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 Amgbu
- 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