Imbwana Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imbwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Imbwana 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
Kenya2661:173,60913,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Imbwana (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Imbwana Demographics

Imbwana Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Imbwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbwana is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbwana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 968,490th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. Imbwana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Imbwana reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 173,609. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 56 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 19 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Imbwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying 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
Embwana8610/
Imbuanga80178/
Impwanga804/
Imbwangi801/
Embwani71130/
Impuana711/
Imbuhani675/
Impuanga671/
Ainebwona6317/
Ainebwoona592/
Embuena57244/
Embuani571/
Yombuani531/
Embouhani501/
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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 Imbwana
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