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 may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambae? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Ambae is predominantly found 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 widespread first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: East Region, where 95 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and Southwest Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Ambae occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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
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- 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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