Ambani Surname

35,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ambani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,4101:5,491763
India2,1881:350,57819,143
Cameroon2,1731:9,5581,253
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Benin3041:33,9994,426
Philippines2961:342,02146,418
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Wales221:140,66110,115
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
France21:33,211,361423,184
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ambani (3,147) may also be a first name.

Ambani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambani (Arabic: امباني, Hindi: अम्बानी, Marathi: अंबानी, Oriya: ନି) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,414th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 488,376 people. The last name Ambani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ambani live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ambani is also the 128,256th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,147 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 8,410 people, or 1 in 5,491. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Vihiga County, where 13 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.

Ambani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ambani last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ambani surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ambani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.25% more than the national average, earning R 563,808 per year and in United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hambani92169/
Ambaniy92138/
Ambangi9254/
Ambanie926/
Ambanyi925/
Aambani924/
Ambanii923/
Ambanip921/
Ambanio921/
Ambanij921/
Ambanid921/
Aimbani921/
Ambanai921/
Ambainis8641/
Ambhangi863/
Hambeani863/
Gambaini862/
Gaumbani861/
Ambane831,581/
Amboni831,530/
Ambana83942/
Ombani83564/
Anbani8360/
Ambany838/
Ambanj832/
Ambanh831/
Gambhanai801/
Ombangi77172/
Ambanna7779/
Hombani7755/
Ambagne7735/
Ambongi7735/
Ambanea7727/
Ambaine7716/
Oumbani776/
Ambange775/
Hambane775/
Ambhane774/
Hambana774/
Gambane773/
Hamboni773/
Ambanha773/
Ambaneh772/
Ombanyi772/
Ambanne772/
Gambany772/
Gambanj771/
Ambonoi771/
Amboini771/
Ambaina771/
Hanbani771/
Hamvani771/
Ambanes771/
Hombanyi71103/
Ambanesh7136/
Gambongi7114/
Ambangay7112/
Gambhane7111/
Ambainay717/
Hambeini712/
Oumbaini712/
Gambonni712/
Ambhange712/
Haimboni711/
Haumvani711/
Gambonyi711/
Haimvani711/
Ambhanna711/
Houmbani711/
Ambone671,283/
Ombane67666/
Ombana67271/
Ambona67212/
Omboni6762/
Amvane6758/
Hambanuha6713/
Ambony672/
Hombanith671/
Amvané671/

Ambani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambani in the Hindi language
अम्बानीambani87.76
अम्बनीambani6.12
अम्बाणीambani3.06
अम्बावीambavi2.04
अंबनीambani1.02
Ambani in the Marathi language
अंबानीambani85.8
अंबाणीambani7.76
बानीbani3.95
झाबानीjhabani0.29
अबांनीabanni0.29
बंदीशbandisa0.29
आंबानीambani0.29
अंबवानीambavani0.29
दािमनीdaimani0.29
अंबणीambani0.15
कनानीkanani0.15
आबांनीabanni0.15
आंबाणीambani0.15
Ambani in the Oriya language
ନିni50
ଆାନିaani25
ଅାନିaani12.5
ଅନିani12.5
Ambani in the Arabic language
امبانيambany-

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