Imbuga Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8531:54,1385,425
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Imbuga (20) may also be a first name.

Imbuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbuga is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbuga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 408,463rd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imbuga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Imbuga is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname Imbuga is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 54,138. In Kenya Imbuga is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 21 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Imbuga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbunga925/
Imbugah921/
Embuga8332/
Umbuga8330/
Imboga838/
Imbugi833/
Isimbugay801/
Embunga7749/
Imbugui777/
Umbuuga776/
Embuega771/
Inbugea771/
Imbungo771/
Unmbuuga711/
Imbogo6794/
Heimbuger674/
Umbugo673/
Imboungou672/
Emboga672/
Imbogi671/
Haimbuger670/
Embunge621/
Imbogho621/
Embungo621/
Yonbouga571/
Emboungou532/
Isenbuger530/
Emboge50257/
Embogo5090/
Inbogi505/
Enwuga501/
Eisenbuger500/
Heinbaughe500/

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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 Imbuga
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