Ambama Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Ambama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 106 | 1:368,295 | 23,776 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Ecuador | 44 | 1:361,496 | 9,599 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Ambama (31) may also be a first name.
Ambama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambama (Marathi: अंबमा) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ambama is the 1,041,601st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Ambama occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ambama are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 24 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ambama is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda it is most common in: Adjumani District, where 54 percent are found, Moyo District, where 43 percent are found and Amuru District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and Ecuador, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambamma | 92 | 141 | / |
| Ambamai | 92 | 22 | / |
| Hambama | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ambayma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambaima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambeama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ambhamma | 86 | 10 | / |
| Asembama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ambamath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambaamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hambamay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Embama | 83 | 290 | / |
| Amwama | 83 | 255 | / |
| Ambami | 83 | 59 | / |
| Amboma | 83 | 56 | / |
| Ambema | 83 | 22 | / |
| Amvama | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ambamy | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anbama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ambame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ombama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ambamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambhaymma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amwaama | 77 | 982 | / |
| Anbamma | 77 | 271 | / |
| Ambouma | 77 | 182 | / |
| Ambomai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Hambami | 77 | 31 | / |
| Gamboma | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ambaimo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Aemboma | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ombamas | 77 | 12 | / |
| Amuaama | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gombama | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hamboma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hamwama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ombamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ambamou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hambamo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gambami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamuama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ambemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambeamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gambamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanbama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oumbama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaama | 71 | 291 | / |
| Ammuamma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hambooma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goimbama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amuhamat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ammpamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eanbamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambomo | 67 | 5,337 | / |
| Amvame | 67 | 869 | / |
| Amwoma | 67 | 812 | / |
| Ombami | 67 | 96 | / |
| Hambammer | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hambaumer | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ambome | 67 | 36 | / |
| Emboma | 67 | 35 | / |
| Anwama | 67 | 28 | / |
| Anboma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anuama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amuoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anvama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambomi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omuama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omboma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amboumaha | 67 | 1 | / |
Ambama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambama in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबमा | ambama | - |
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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 Ambama
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