Ambak Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ambak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
Philippines1261:803,47876,852
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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 surname Ambak (Hindi: अम्बक, Marathi: अंबक, Oriya: ଅକ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ambak.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 623,516th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Ambak occurs mostly 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 widely held first name globally, held by 449 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 232,238. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Terengganu, where 49 percent reside, Sarawak, where 20 percent reside and Selangor, where 10 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambake91125/
Amback9186/
Hambak9135/
Gambak9118/
Ambakk9110/
Ambakh9110/
Ambaks915/
Aimbak914/
Ambaik912/
Ambeak911/
Ambhak911/
Aambakk8349/
Hamback8319/
Gaumbak8319/
Gambaik8312/
Gambakk831/
Ambaike831/
Hambake831/
Gaimbak831/
Gamback830/
Ambag801,940/
Ambok80435/
Ambac80248/
Anbak80114/
Ombak80112/
Embak80108/
Ambax803/
Haimback771/
Haemback770/
Ambaic73376/
Amboke7344/
Ambags7341/
Anbakk7331/
Gombak7327/
Ambouk7326/
Ambock7324/
Ambhag7323/
Embakh7318/
Emback7313/
Hambag7312/
Hanbak735/
Gambag735/
Hambok733/
Gambok732/
Embeak732/
Hombak731/
Ambaac731/
Ambauc731/
Ambagq731/
Gambac731/
Ombake731/
Ganbak731/
Anback730/
Hambahkht7116/
Hanback67740/
Hambouk6725/
Ganbakh6713/
Ambaque6711/
Aunbakk6711/
Hambock677/
Gaumbok676/
Ahambok676/
Houmbak674/
Ambague674/
Homback674/
Hemback673/
Gomback672/
Ambaugh672/
Gambouk671/
Hombake671/
Ambeaux671/
Hambook670/

Ambak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambak in the Oriya language
ଅକaka-
Ambak in the Hindi language
अम्बकambaka80
अम्बाकambaka20
Ambak in the Marathi language
अंबकambaka60
आंबकambaka25
आंबाकambaka10
अंबाकambaka5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambak
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