Imbwaka Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5191:88,9798,029
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Imbwaka (92) may also be a first name.

Imbwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbwaka is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Imbwaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Imbwaka is the 597,433rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imbwaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widespread given name in the world, held by 92 people.

The last name Imbwaka is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 88,979. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Imbwaka Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbwakha931/
Imbaka9287/
Imbwaga861,875/
Ambwaka8634/
Imbakea8621/
Imbiaka8616/
Imbaika863/
Umbwaka861/
Imbakia861/
Imebaka861/
Imbakha861/
Imbak83190/
Imbiakha801,206/
Imbaakaa8025/
Ambewaka8021/
Immbwaga804/
Imbiakah804/
Imbakyaa801/
Yambwaka801/
Imbakayo801/
Imbawaga801/
Imbwacha801/
Imbwagah801/
Imbyakha801/
Ombaka771,543/
Ambaka771,390/
Imbuka771,127/
Imboka77411/
Imbeka7764/
Impaka7760/
Imbaga7739/
Imbika7735/
Embaka7734/
Umbaka7723/
Imbaku777/
Imback775/
Aimbak774/
Imbake774/
Yimbak772/
Imbhak772/
Imbiak771/
Imbaki771/
Ombwak771/
Imbako771/
Imbyaakaa759/
Imbiaakaa751/
Iombaakaa751/
Ambouwaka751/
Imbk731/
Imbukwa71747/
Imbugwa71502/
Embakia7188/
Yambaka7148/
Ambakea7148/
Yimboka7148/
Ambiaka7125/
Imbyaku7122/
Amabaka7118/
Ambakua7115/
Ambakka7113/
Embwaga7111/
Imbacua7110/
Embawak7110/
Imbakou717/
Imbykaa716/
Ambaaka716/
Omubaka715/
Iambake714/
Yimbeka714/
Yimbuka714/
Ambakay714/
Ambeaka714/
Immobak714/
Imbakwa714/
Imbouka714/
Amibaka713/
Imbiaku713/
Ambwaki713/
Yimbika712/
Iambaky712/
Imbaiga712/
Imbiaca712/
Aimbaku711/
Yimbake711/
Yembaka711/
Iembeka711/
Omebaka711/
Imbieka711/
Imbyeka711/
Imbagoa711/
Umbakay711/
Umbakha711/
Yumbaka711/
Yimbaki711/
Embakao711/
Embakya711/
Aimbuka711/
Ambakah711/
Ambakai711/
Ambwakwawe711/
Amboaka711/
Aombaka711/
Ombakah711/
Ombwaki711/
Imbakwe711/
Imbukah711/
Imbwago711/
Ambacka711/
Imbayago672,395/
Imbga671,446/
Ambak67492/
Imbag67431/
Imbuk67123/
Ombak67112/
Embak67108/
Umbak6798/
Imboyoka6779/
Imbik6777/
Impak6768/
Imbok6752/
Yambiaka6734/
Yambyaka6734/
Ambeyaka6734/
Imebiake679/
Imbayako676/
Ambakaye676/
Imbac676/
Iambakey675/
Ambakeya674/
Amboyaka674/
Awombaka674/
Ambka673/
Imbæk673/
Imbek672/
Ombaakua672/
Ambakhai671/
Ambakiya671/
Ambhakka671/
Amubakha671/
Yambaaka671/
Imbyiaku671/
Imbiakwa671/
Ameobaka671/
Imbiyaga671/
Imbke671/
Iyambake671/
Umbhakay671/
Ambakaya671/
Ambayaka671/
Imobekai671/
Imbaq671/
Impka670/
Embka670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Imbwaka
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