Amb Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Norway

Amb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Norway471:109,41014,618
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Sweden151:656,45048,545
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Amb (3,332) may also be a first name.

Amb Last Name Facts

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

Amb (Bengali: অম্ব, Hindi: आम्ब, Marathi: अंब, Russian: Амб) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Amb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 32 percent of Amb live; 26 percent live in Northern Europe and 26 percent live in Scandinavia. Amb is also the 123,706th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 3,332 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 81 percent live, Western Highlands, where 11 percent live and Enga, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Amb Last Name Statistics demography

Amb earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.08% more than the national average, earning 446,711 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambs861,871/
Gamb86375/
Hamb86292/
Aimb8645/
Aumb8614/
Ahmb8610/
Ambh866/
Eamb866/
Ambd866/
Anmb862/
Amhb862/
Ammb862/
Ambz861/
Ajmb861/
Ambt861/
Gambh75395/
Aambø7589/
Aanmb757/
Asimb756/
Haimb756/
Hambh754/
Asemb753/
Hambs753/
Ahmbd752/
Gambp752/
Hammb751/
Ambth751/
Hambd751/
Haumb751/
Aumnb751/
Anb67387/
Omb67277/
Amf67234/
Amp67115/
Emb6792/
Amw6763/
Ambova6739/
Ambowa6733/
Hambsh6712/
Amv6711/
Assemb673/
Ahambd671/
Hasimb671/
Ahaamb671/

Amb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amb in the Bengali language
অম্বamba-
Amb in the Hindi language
आम्बamba88.55
अम्बamba7.07
आंबamba3.37
अम्ब्amb0.34
Amb in the Marathi language
अंबamba80
आंबamba20
Amb in the Russian language
Амбamb-

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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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  • 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 Amb
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