Imbugwa Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Imbugwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4991:92,5458,278
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Imbugwa (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Imbugwa Demographics

Imbugwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 16 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Imbugwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbugwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbugwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 614,324th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imbugwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 92,545. In Kenya Imbugwa is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Kakamega County, where 37 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Imbugwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbukwa86747/
Imbugua861/
Embugwa861/
Himbugwe801/
Embungwa801/
Umbukwa7121/
Imbugui717/
Imbukwo711/
Embogwa711/
Embukwa711/
Embukua571/
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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 Imbugwa
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