Ambae Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Ambae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Ambae (75) may also be a first name.
Ambae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambae (Oriya: ଆାଏ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambae? popularity and diffusion
Ambae is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Ambae is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ambae are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 75 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 95 percent are found, Centre Region, where 3 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambae in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆାଏ | aa'e | 88.89 |
| ଅାଏ | aa'e | 11.11 |
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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 Ambae
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