Ambambi Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Ambambi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 828 | 1:2,910 | 471 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ambambi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambambi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambambi has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambambi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388,780th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambambi are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 828 people, or 1 in 2,910. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 34 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 23 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 18 percent are found. Barring Namibia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambambai | 93 | 29 | / |
| Hambambi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Asembambi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ambombi | 86 | 283 | / |
| Ambamba | 86 | 274 | / |
| Ambambe | 86 | 172 | / |
| Ambembi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ombambi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Embambi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hambamba | 80 | 259 | / |
| Ambeambe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aimbamba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ambaimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amboumbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haambamba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amuatimbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hambahamba | 71 | 184 | / |
| Ombamba | 71 | 127 | / |
| Embembi | 71 | 63 | / |
| Embombi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Ambomba | 71 | 47 | / |
| Ambombe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Embambe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ambembe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Anuambi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ombombi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambomba | 67 | 108 | / |
| Amboumba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amboumbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ambamuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amboumbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amboembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambembeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambamve | 67 | 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 Ambambi
- 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