Ambassa Surname

52,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9,3611:2,219234
Djibouti3001:3,050273
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
France361:1,845,076161,051
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Ambassa (1,948) may also be a first name.

Ambassa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambassa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambassa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,178th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 742,415 people. Ambassa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ambassa reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 171,749th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,948 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9,361 people, or 1 in 2,219. In Cameroon Ambassa is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 77 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found and South Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Djibouti, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Ambassa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ambassa last name is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambassa9398/
Ambassad932/
Ambassoa932/
Ambassai931/
Ambasssa931/
Ambassah931/
Ambassay931/
Ambasa923,461/
Ambasse8611,748/
Ambassi86330/
Ombassa86269/
Ambatsa86135/
Ambessa8660/
Ambasia8648/
Ambassy8645/
Ambasat8624/
Ambasoa8621/
Gambasa867/
Ambasha866/
Hambasa865/
Embassa865/
Ambaasa864/
Ambaisa864/
Ambasai862/
Ambasaz862/
Ambasay861/
Ambasso861/
Ambasah861/
Gambassi80975/
Ambashat8031/
Ambashau8015/
Hambasha808/
Gambasse804/
Gambasso804/
Ambasath802/
Amboussa802/
Aambasat801/
Ambashha801/
Ambessah801/
Ambassey801/
Hombassa801/
Ombasa776,854/
Ambasi77717/
Ambase77119/
Ambaza7790/
Ambaso7783/
Ambesa7758/
Amuasa7729/
Ambosa772/
Embasa772/
Anbasa772/
Ambasy771/
Àmbasa771/
Goumbassa7512/
Ambashath754/
Gamboussa752/
Ambatsaha751/
Ambaisi71559/
Ombessa71442/
Ambesso71234/
Hambaza71198/
Anbessa7159/
Gambosa7158/
Hambesa7142/
Hambasi7138/
Ambaiso7134/
Hamwasa7117/
Aumbase7116/
Ombasse7114/
Ambashi7111/
Ombatsa719/
Ambazai718/
Ambossi717/
Anbasse716/
Anbassi715/
Anbasat715/
Ambashe714/
Ambosas713/
Hambosa713/
Ombasha712/
Embasso712/
Ambeisa712/
Ambacha712/
Gambasi711/
Amvasat711/
Eitmbassay711/
Hembasa711/
Ambacia711/
Ambasie711/
Ambasou711/
Ambosap711/
Anbasha711/
Ombaisa711/
Anuassa711/
Gambase711/
Amuasat711/
Ambaiza711/
Ambasio711/
Amnbadshah711/
Hombessa671,366/
Hombasha67125/
Ambatshe67123/
Ombashis6722/
Embassou6719/
Ambashiy6716/
Embassey6712/
Aminpasa6710/
Amvashat675/
Haambaza675/
Amboussi675/
Hambasyi673/
Hamuasat673/
Ganbasha673/
Ambachai673/
Gambasho672/
Amwashat672/
Amboisse672/
Ambousse672/
Ombaitsa672/
Hambashi672/
Gambashe672/
Hambaushaya671/
Gombassy671/
Amwasath671/
Aumbhase671/
Ombassou671/
Hambazza671/
Hanbessa671/
Gombasse671/
Gombossa671/
Ambatcha671/
Ambatshi671/
Gambashi671/
Ambachap671/

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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
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  • 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 Ambassa
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