Embego Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Embego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Embego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embego Come From? nationality or country of origin
Embego is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Embego? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Embego occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embego live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Embego is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 90 percent live and Kakamega County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ombego | 83 | 294 | / |
| Embega | 83 | 183 | / |
| Embogo | 83 | 90 | / |
| Ambego | 83 | 22 | / |
| Imbego | 83 | 16 | / |
| Embago | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aembega | 77 | 32 | / |
| Hembega | 77 | 27 | / |
| Embeega | 77 | 9 | / |
| Himbego | 77 | 4 | / |
| Embegha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emmbega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embaygo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ombegoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aembeega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omhbegho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombogo | 67 | 5,466 | / |
| Ambogo | 67 | 3,100 | / |
| Imbago | 67 | 1,213 | / |
| Ombega | 67 | 729 | / |
| Ambago | 67 | 165 | / |
| Ombago | 67 | 151 | / |
| Embaga | 67 | 105 | / |
| Imbogo | 67 | 94 | / |
| Enwego | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ombigo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Embiga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ambega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ambigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enbega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imbega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emboga | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Embego
- 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