Ambas Surname

113,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Ambas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7051:37,4265,764
Ecuador4931:32,2633,836
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Malaysia1701:173,49510,537
Peru941:338,12911,875
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Spain481:974,00136,812
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
India191:40,371,862445,856
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Ambás (6) are calculated separately.

Ambas (1,060) may also be a first name.

Ambas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambas (Hindi: अम्बास, Marathi: अंबास, Oriya: ଅାସ, Russian: Амбас) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Ambás. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,524th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,788,355 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Ambas reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ambas is also the 245,806th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,060 people.

Ambas is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,705 people, or 1 in 37,426. In The Philippines Ambas is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 46 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 15 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Ambas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ambas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ambas surname expanded 943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ambas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ambas surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ambas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 43.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,962 per year; in United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $37,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambás936/
Ambast91627/
Ambass91139/
Gambas91133/
Ambase91119/
Hambas9163/
Aumbas9149/
Ambais9146/
Ambasz9131/
Ambash9129/
Ambats9116/
Đambas9112/
Ambaas913/
Ambaus911/
Asmbas911/
Amba8934,046/
Ambasse8311,748/
Ambasht83275/
Ambasch8343/
Aumbase8316/
Gambash8311/
Hambash8311/
Ambashe834/
Hambass832/
Ammbast831/
Hambais831/
Gambais831/
Gamba8049,491/
Hamba8016,161/
Ambat807,954/
Ambos805,645/
Ambay802,944/
Ambad802,043/
Ambau801,343/
Ambah801,070/
Ambai80981/
Aumba80598/
Aamba80560/
Amwas80500/
Ombas80474/
Aimba80472/
Ambac80248/
Ambea80217/
Amboa80210/
Embas80151/
Ambaa8099/
Eamba8082/
Ambha8034/
Ambap8025/
Ambga8024/
Anbas8023/
Ahmba805/
Ammba804/
Anmba803/
Ambax803/
Ambaj802/
Amuas802/
Ambìa801/
Asmba801/
Ambatshe77123/
Ambashth7795/
Ambasová773/
Ammbasth771/
Aumbhase771/
Gambhais771/
Atemba732,238/
Ahamba731,929/
Ombase731,865/
Haumba731,421/
Asemba731,418/
Ambach731,377/
Hamboa73915/
Hamvas73669/
Asimba73666/
Atimba73485/
Gombas73428/
Ambait73329/
Ahumba73320/
Gambay73289/
Amba'a73289/
Ganbas73234/
Ambatt73171/
Hambai73126/
Gambau73108/
Gambai7384/
Ambaud7382/
Ambose7374/
Gambos7366/
Ambeis7366/
Aambat7363/
Hambay7358/
Hambah7357/
Gambha7344/
Ambaha7337/
Ambaip7337/
Gaimba7336/
Hanmba7335/
Hambad7334/
Amboss7331/
Amwash7325/
Amwais7324/
Gambaz7324/
Ambaih7323/
Hambos7322/
Hambaz7320/
Hambat7320/
Gambaľ7319/
Hombas7318/
Aambad7316/
Ombash7315/
Hembas7315/
Hambau7312/
Ammbai7310/
Gaumba7310/
Gambaa7310/
Ambhai737/
Haamba737/
Aimboa736/
Ambots736/
Embass736/
Ambhat735/
Ambois735/
Ambaah735/
Hamnba735/
Gamvas734/
Ambaat734/
Ambace734/
Amvast734/
Anmbay734/
Anbash734/
Hambaj734/
Anbass734/
Ambhad733/
Ambaiy733/
Gaamba733/
Gambea733/
Gammba732/
Ambous732/
Hambga731/
Ambaad731/
Ambadh731/
Ambhay731/
Amnbai731/
Anmbad731/
Anmbat731/
Amwast731/
Ambosh731/
Hambea731/
Hamuas731/
Aimbai731/
Ambauc731/
Ambgau731/
Amb'aa731/
Amb'ga731/
Ambaac731/
Amuase731/
D'Amba731/
Athmba731/
Ombasp731/
Heamba731/
Anbase731/
Aunmba731/
Ainmba731/
Aijmba731/
Oumbas731/
Ahmbad731/
Embaus731/
Ambaai731/
Amboos731/
Amnbau731/
Ganmba731/
Ambhashth714/
Omba6746,931/
Ambo6714,879/
Amboise673,024/
Hambach671,661/
Anba67811/
Achimba67614/
Gombash67156/
Hamboos67146/
Ombhase67143/
Assimba6772/
Ambeise6768/
Asembay6759/
Ambache6749/
Oombash6741/
Asembea6741/
Hombash6730/
Hanbash6727/
Hambeis6720/
Achemba6719/
Hatimba6718/
Assemba6717/
Gambosh6715/
Ombasse6714/
Hasimba6713/
Ambeaud6713/
Hambaisová677/
Anbasse676/
Hatemba676/
Amva676/
Ambosht676/
Ambouss676/
Amboose675/
Aambaat675/
Atimbai675/
Amwasht675/
Ombashe675/
Amboshe675/
Ahanmba675/
Gaimbai674/
Amvasth673/
Hombase673/
Hambous673/
Attemba673/
Ambouse672/
Ambacht672/
Amvasht672/
Asembai672/
Hambeau672/
Haambai672/
Amba'ah672/
Ahambay672/
Hambose672/
Gambois672/
Ambeaux671/
Eambach671/
Gammbha671/
Hamways671/
Aanbast671/
Ahmbhat671/
Ambhose671/
Ambahay671/
Ambuose671/
Hambahe671/
Hamwais671/
Hammbah671/
Hahamba671/
Gahamba671/
Gambhah671/
Gambhai671/
Gambhay671/
Gambosz671/
Amboosh671/
Ambosch671/
Anbasht671/
Asimbay671/
Asiemba671/
Ainmbah671/
Atimbea671/
Hhambai671/
Embasch670/

Ambas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambas in the Hindi language
अम्बासambasa-
Ambas in the Oriya language
ଅାସaasa-
Ambas in the Marathi language
अंबासambasa43.48
आंबासambasa30.43
बासbasa8.7
अंबादासambadasa8.7
अंबसambasa4.35
बांसbansa4.35
Ambas in the Russian language
Амбасambas-

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