Ambaku Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Ambaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 269 | 1:145,127 | 12,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ambaku (75) may also be a first name.
Ambaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambaku occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambaku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 926,175th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ambaku live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambaku is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.
The surname Ambaku is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 145,127. In Uganda Ambaku is primarily concentrated in: Adjumani District, where 28 percent live, Arua District, where 28 percent live and Maracha District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambakut | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ambakou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gambaku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aimbaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambatku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambeku | 83 | 181 | / |
| Ombaku | 83 | 101 | / |
| Embaku | 83 | 22 | / |
| Amboku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ambakhout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hembaku | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ambekau | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hambeku | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ambokou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amboukou | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ahambeku | 71 | 27 | / |
| Huimbaku | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ambacheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ounmbaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omvaku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ambouckou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hamboukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omboku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goumbakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombacu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahamboukou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ombokou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Hombokau | 57 | 17 | / |
| Anboukou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Haanbeku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houmboukou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Enboku | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ambaku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis