Imbwaga Surname

218,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbwaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Imbwaga 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
Kenya1,8661:24,7482,794
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Imbwaga (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Imbwaga Demographics

Imbwaga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 45 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Imbwaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbwaga is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Imbwaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbwaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,449th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,886,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Imbwaga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,866 people, or 1 in 24,748. In Kenya Imbwaga is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 30 percent live, Kakamega County, where 28 percent live and Nairobi County, where 24 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Imbwaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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
Immbwaga934/
Imbwagah931/
Embwaga8611/
Imbwago861/
Imbuanga80178/
Imbwaghe8010/
Impwanga804/
Humbwaga801/
Imbwangi801/
Imbbago711/
Impuanga671/
Embuega571/
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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 Imbwaga
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