Ambarek Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ambarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Ambarek (89) may also be a first name.

Ambarek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambarek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ, Marathi: आंबरेक) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambarek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambarek is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ambarek live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Ambarek is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 89 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania Ambarek is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 91 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ambarek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambarek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙambark-
Ambarek in the Marathi language
आंबरेकambareka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambarek
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