Emboywa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Emboywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emboywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Emboywa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emboywa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emboywa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Emboywa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emboywa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Emboywa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 44 percent are found and Migori County, where 11 percent are found.

Emboywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Emboywa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embowa921/
Imboywa8677/
Embeywa8612/
Ambowa7733/
Imbowa7730/
Embawa7711/
Ombowa772/
Emboba772/
Emboby771/
Embova771/
Imbeywa7162/
Ambowai7110/
Hembova717/
Jembawa713/
Ombojwa712/
Gembova712/
Eambiwa711/
Amboway711/
Ambojwa711/
Ambuyawa6711/

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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 Emboywa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis