Ambam Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1321:157,34117,155
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Ambam (97) may also be a first name.

Ambam Last Name Facts

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

Ambam (Hindi: अम्बाम) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambam is the 786,896th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Ambam reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ambam is also the 962,660th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 97 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 157,341. In Cameroon Ambam is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 45 percent are found, South Region, where 13 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Ambam Last Name Statistics demography

Ambam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambaum91337/
Ambaim9141/
Ambamm917/
Hambam916/
Gambam916/
Ambame913/
Ambaam912/
Aimbam912/
Ambham911/
Aambam911/
Anmbam911/
Hambaum8317/
Gambham833/
Hambham831/
Hammbam831/
Hambame831/
Ganmbam831/
Haimbam831/
Gahmbam831/
Ambaham831/
Amban802,778/
Embam80316/
Amuam80246/
Amvam80157/
Ambom80143/
Ombam8098/
Anbam807/
Amwam801/
Haumbaum770/
Hembam735,064/
Ambang734,816/
Gamban731,852/
Ambane731,581/
Amvame73869/
Ambaan73145/
Ambain7343/
Ambome7336/
Amboim7317/
Ambann7314/
Hamban7314/
Amboom7313/
Ambant738/
Gambom735/
Amboum734/
Embaum732/
Aamban732/
Ambohm732/
Amuham732/
Aimban732/
Hambom731/
Hanbam731/
Ganbam731/
Ambanh731/
Ambomg731/
Eamban731/
Asmban731/
Ambank731/
Ambean730/
Hambasimg712/
Ambahan67212/
Asimban67125/
Aimbang6740/
Hanbaum6736/
Ambagne6735/
Gambaan6724/
Ambaine6716/
Ambeang6711/
Ganbaum6710/
Hambang678/
Gahmbom678/
Ambasin678/
Aumbang678/
Aunbaum678/
Hembamm676/
Ambhang675/
Hambane675/
Eambang675/
Ambhane674/
Hambaan674/
Atymbom673/
Hombaum673/
Ammbang672/
Ambanne672/
Ambaung672/
Atembom672/
Hembaum671/
Ambandh671/
Aichembaum671/
Hambean671/
Hembaam671/
Houmbam671/
Ombatim671/
Hamboum671/
Gaumban671/
Ambanth671/
Ambatin671/
Ambaang671/
Amboume671/
Aambang671/
Atemban671/
Asmbang671/
Asemban671/
Gambean670/

Ambam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambam in the Hindi language
अम्बामambama50
अमबमamabama50

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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 Ambam
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