Idambo Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Idambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3061:150,91511,990
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Idambo (73) may also be a first name.

Idambo Last Name Facts

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

Idambo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Idambo is the 713,660th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idambo are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 150,915. In Kenya Idambo is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 79 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Idambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Idambo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idamboh921/
Idamba8365/
Edambo8328/
Idombo836/
Idembo831/
Yidamba7782/
Gidamba773/
Idamnpo771/
Hidamba771/
Idoumbou712/
Ishdamba711/
Haidamba711/
Udombo67220/
Edombo6789/
Idanwo6725/
Edamba6721/
Edembo6712/
Udamba6710/
Idemba679/
Edanbo671/
Udembo671/
Idamua671/
Idomba671/
Idomuo671/

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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 Idambo
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