Ambai Surname
Approximately 981 people bear this surname
Ambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 487 | 1:16,743 | 1,661 |
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Cameroon | 110 | 1:188,810 | 19,696 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Nepal | 36 | 1:791,138 | 5,397 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Ambai (3,284) may also be a first name.
Ambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambai (Bengali: অম্বাই, Hindi: अम्बाई, Marathi: आंबई, Oriya: ଆାଇ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambai? popularity and diffusion
Ambai is the 367,166th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Ambai are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 124,877th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 3,284 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 16,743. In Papua New Guinea Ambai is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 26 percent are found, West Sepik, where 17 percent are found and Enga, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Ambai exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambai in the Bengali language | ||
| অম্বাই | amba'i | - |
| Ambai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆାଇ | aa'i | 79.55 |
| ଅାଇ | aa'i | 15.91 |
| ଆମ୍ବାଇ | amba'i | 2.27 |
| ମାି | mai | 2.27 |
| Ambai in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बाई | amba'i | 40 |
| अम्बई | amba'i | 20 |
| अम्बाि | ambai | 10 |
| अम्बाइ | amba'i | 10 |
| अम्बिका | ambika | 10 |
| अम्बाी | ambai | 10 |
| Ambai in the Marathi language | ||
| आंबई | amba'i | 33.85 |
| अंबई | amba'i | 32.81 |
| अंबाई | amba'i | 22.92 |
| आंबाई | amba'i | 8.85 |
| आंबु | ambu | 0.52 |
| अंबइ | amba'i | 0.52 |
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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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- 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 Ambai
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