Ambalam Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ambalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger5361:35,8061,968
Nigeria2561:691,96432,018
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ambalam (2,066) may also be a first name.

Ambalam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ambalam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ambalam (Marathi: बलम) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambalam? popularity and diffusion

Ambalam is the 343,320th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ambalam are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ambalam is also the 165,861st most frequent forename globally, held by 2,066 people.

The surname Ambalam is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 35,806. In Niger it is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 59 percent live and Zinder Region, where 41 percent live. Besides Niger this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Ambalam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ambalam last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ambalam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ambalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambalam in the Marathi language
बलमbalama35
अंबालमambalama20
बालमbalama10
बलामbalama10
अंबलमambalama10
अंबाळाambala5
बालामbalama5
अंबालामambalama5

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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 Ambalam
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