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 found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambae? popularity and diffusion
Ambae is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Ambae occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ambae live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 95 percent reside, Centre Region, where 3 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
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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