Ambak Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Ambak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 127 | 1:232,238 | 13,318 |
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ambak (449) may also be a first name.
Ambak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambak (Hindi: अम्बक, Marathi: अंबक, Oriya: ଅକ) is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambak? popularity and diffusion
Ambak is the 623,516th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Ambak reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ambak is also the 403,949th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 449 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 232,238. In Malaysia Ambak is mostly concentrated in: Terengganu, where 49 percent are found, Sarawak, where 20 percent are found and Selangor, where 10 percent are found. Besides Malaysia Ambak exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambake | 91 | 125 | / |
| Amback | 91 | 86 | / |
| Hambak | 91 | 35 | / |
| Gambak | 91 | 18 | / |
| Ambakk | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ambakh | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ambaks | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aimbak | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ambaik | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ambeak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ambhak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aambakk | 83 | 49 | / |
| Hamback | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gaumbak | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gambaik | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gambakk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambaike | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hambake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaimbak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamback | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ambag | 80 | 1,940 | / |
| Ambok | 80 | 435 | / |
| Ambac | 80 | 248 | / |
| Anbak | 80 | 114 | / |
| Ombak | 80 | 112 | / |
| Embak | 80 | 108 | / |
| Ambax | 80 | 3 | / |
| Haimback | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haemback | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ambaic | 73 | 376 | / |
| Amboke | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ambags | 73 | 41 | / |
| Anbakk | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gombak | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ambouk | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ambock | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ambhag | 73 | 23 | / |
| Embakh | 73 | 18 | / |
| Emback | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hambag | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hanbak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gambag | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hambok | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gambok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Embeak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hombak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambaac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambauc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambagq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gambac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ombake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganbak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anback | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hambahkht | 71 | 16 | / |
| Hanback | 67 | 740 | / |
| Hambouk | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ganbakh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ambaque | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aunbakk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hambock | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaumbok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahambok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houmbak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ambague | 67 | 4 | / |
| Homback | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemback | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gomback | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambaugh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gambouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambeaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambook | 67 | 0 | / |
Ambak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକ | aka | - |
| Ambak in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बक | ambaka | 80 |
| अम्बाक | ambaka | 20 |
| Ambak in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबक | ambaka | 60 |
| आंबक | ambaka | 25 |
| आंबाक | ambaka | 10 |
| अंबाक | ambaka | 5 |
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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 Ambak
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