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 found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 367,166th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name Ambai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Ambai live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 124,877th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 3,284 people.
The surname Ambai is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 16,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 26 percent live, West Sepik, where 17 percent live and Enga, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
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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