Imbuye Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5071:91,0858,183
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Imbuye (103) may also be a first name.

Imbuye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbuye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbuye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 598,302nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Imbuye are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently used forename on earth, held by 103 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 91,085. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 58 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live and Vihiga County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Imbuye Last Name Statistics demography

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

Imbuye earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbye9134/
Imbuy9122/
Imbuyo83157/
Imbuya83148/
Imbuyi83125/
Himbye8391/
Imbeye8327/
Imbiye8323/
Yimbue8317/
Yimbye8310/
Imbaye8310/
Imuoye831/
Embuye831/
Imboye831/
Gimbuya771,054/
Gimbuyi77229/
Embouye7710/
Imbouya772/
Yimboue771/
Aimbuya771/
Gimbiye771/
Imboy73371/
Imbay73266/
Imbou73151/
Imbey7370/
Imbau7337/
Imbui7313/
Embye735/
Imbie735/
Imbei734/
Imbea734/
Imbee732/
Imbae732/
Embuy732/
Ymbue731/
Embue731/
Goimbaye711/
Embaye675,572/
Imboyo674,722/
Imbeah673,250/
Imbayi671,629/
Imbaya67693/
Yimbou67635/
Imboua67501/
Imbaud67462/
Jimbau67421/
Jimbei67173/
Himbau67156/
Imbeya67151/
Jimboy67100/
Inuaye6771/
Imboyi6755/
Imboya6746/
Imbaut6735/
Jimbee6732/
Embiye6727/
Emuaye6724/
Imbiya6722/
Yombue6721/
Gimbou6715/
Jimbea6711/
Jimbey6710/
Embeye677/
Gimbau677/
Jimbui676/
Imbayo675/
Yimbeu675/
Imbouh675/
Himbou675/
Umbuya675/
Emboue675/
Gimboy673/
Aimbie673/
Inuoye672/
Hymbye672/
Imbaje672/
Emboye672/
Gimbay672/
Imbout672/
Jimbou672/
Imbeyi672/
Jimbay672/
Jimbie672/
Himbey671/
Gimbey671/
Gimbui671/
Umbuyo671/
Gimbee671/
Gimbie671/
Inbaye671/
Imueje671/
Imbaux671/
Imbeji671/
Imbeyo671/
Imbuji671/
Imbaju671/
Himbay671/
Imweye671/
Umbuje671/
Yimboe671/
Yimbui671/
Ainbye671/
Aimbei671/
Aimboy671/
Embuya671/
Jinbuy671/
Gimbea671/

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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 Imbuye
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