Imbaya Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6151:75,0897,013
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Imbaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbaya (Hindi: इम्बया) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 481,056th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Imbaya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 75,089. In Kenya Imbaya is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Kakamega County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Imbaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Imbaya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yimbaya921/
Imbayah921/
Imbay91266/
Imbaa912/
Isembaya8621/
Imbayi831,629/
Imbeya83151/
Imbuya83148/
Umbaya83145/
Imboya8346/
Imbiya8322/
Embaya8321/
Imbaja8317/
Imbaye8310/
Imbayo835/
Gimbay832/
Imbaha832/
Jimbay832/
Himbay831/
Inbaya831/
Imba804,011/
Imby8047/
Gimbuya771,054/
Isimbay77278/
Gimbiya7761/
Esimbay7724/
Embayau7717/
Umbayah7714/
Isembay7711/
Jimbaha774/
Imbouya772/
Humbaya772/
Immbayi772/
Gimbayi771/
Himbayu771/
Himbeya771/
Hembaya771/
Aimbuya771/
Jimba7312,044/
Umbay732,158/
Yimba731,467/
Embay73690/
Himba73522/
Aimba73472/
Imboy73371/
Imbai73308/
Gimby73169/
Imbey7370/
Oimba7354/
Imbha7349/
Eimba7342/
Imbau7337/
Imbye7334/
Imbuy7322/
Eimby7314/
Imboa7312/
Immba736/
Iemba736/
Himby734/
Imbea734/
Imbaj733/
Imbae732/
Inmba732/
Embaa731/
Imbyi731/
Inbay731/
Aimby731/
Jimby730/
Gimbajah711/
Goimbaye711/
Embaye675,572/
Enbaya675,116/
Imboyo674,722/
Imbeah673,250/
Jimbai671,047/
Imbuye67520/
Imbaud67462/
Jimbau67421/
Embeya67166/
Imbuyo67157/
Himbau67156/
Ombayi67152/
Imbuyi67125/
Jimboy67100/
Imboha6794/
Himbye6791/
Hiemba6790/
Imboyi6755/
Imbaut6735/
Imbeye6727/
Emboya6723/
Imbiye6723/
Heimby6720/
Embiya6720/
Embayo6720/
Gimbai6713/
Hembay6712/
Jimbea6711/
Yimbye6710/
Himbai6710/
Jimbey6710/
Inwaya677/
Gimbau677/
Aimboa676/
Umbiya675/
Embaha675/
Yimbiy675/
Embayi675/
Umbuya675/
Gembay674/
Hembaa674/
Gimboy673/
Embaay673/
Imbaje672/
Embaia672/
Imbaji672/
Imbeyi672/
Humbay671/
Imbhai671/
Himbaj671/
Himbey671/
Gimbey671/
Umboya671/
Inbaye671/
Imbaux671/
Imbeyo671/
Imbaju671/
Iehmba671/
Itmbai671/
Hinbay671/
Iombai671/
Umbayo671/
Aimbai671/
Aimway671/
Imboye671/
Embayu671/
Ainmba671/
Aijmba671/
Yimbai671/
Yimway671/
Aimboy671/
Embuya671/
Gimbea671/

Imbaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imbaya in the Hindi language
इम्बयाimbaya-

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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
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  • 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 Imbaya
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