Ambamu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ambamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ambamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ambamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambamu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambamu is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Ambamu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ambamu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda Ambamu is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 36 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 28 percent live and Mbarara District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Iraq, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambamou923/
Ambaamu921/
Ambamuhe861/
Embamu8322/
Ambemu838/
Ambomu836/
Amwamu831/
Hembamu771/
Oumbamou711/
Ambeumou711/
Hambomou711/
Omwamu6795/
Omuamu6724/
Honbamu621/
Ohnbamu621/
Embemou621/
Emboumou571/
Anuomu503/
Onwamu501/
Amuamu501/
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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 Ambamu
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