Ambaw Surname

39,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ambaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia13,3611:7,3011,145
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ambaw (19,322) may also be a first name.

Ambaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambaw has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 39,105th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 542,632 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambaw are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ambaw is also the 38,830th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 19,322 people.

The last name Ambaw is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 13,361 people, or 1 in 7,301. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Ambaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ambaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ambaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning $38,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambawe91103/
Hambawe8313/
Ambow8045/
Embaw8040/
Ambab807/
Ombaw804/
Anbaw804/
Ambouw7342/
Ambova7339/
Ambowa7333/
Hambab7310/
Ambowe734/
Hambav732/
Ambavt731/
Hambow730/
Gambhav673,482/
Hambova674/
Gambova672/
Hambafe671/

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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 Ambaw
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