Ambawa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ambawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Ambawa (15) may also be a first name.

Ambawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambawa (Marathi: अंबवा) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ambawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambawa is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Ambawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Ambawa are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

Ambawa is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Bali, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambawat9295/
Hambawa928/
Ambawad921/
Ombawa83540/
Ambawe83103/
Ambaba8383/
Ambowa8333/
Ambawo8321/
Embawa8311/
Ambawi8310/
Ambewa839/
Ambava833/
Gahambawa801/
Ambawasth801/
Ambaeva77576/
Hambaba77565/
Ambavat77216/
Ambabai7746/
Ambavad7730/
Hambawe7713/
Ambowai7710/
Gambawo777/
Ambawei774/
Hambawi772/
Ganbawa771/
Ambeuwa771/
Ambajua771/
Ambawoz771/
Ambawoi771/
Amboway771/
Ambasva771/
Ambawou771/
Ambuiwa771/
Ambojwa771/
Ambabah771/
Ambowat771/
Ambabhai71119/
Gambhava71114/
Hambaaba7130/
Aimbaeva716/
Haambaba716/
Aumbaeva714/
Ambhabai713/
Ambavath713/
Ambaiwei712/
Ambatvad712/
Ambobaha711/
Hainbawa711/
Gambahwe711/
Eambaeva711/
Ombewa671,013/
Ombaba67918/
Ambaby67250/
Ambavi67137/
Anbawi67112/
Ambowo6778/
Ambabi6748/
Ambova6739/
Ambeva6738/
Ambabo6732/
Anbaba6721/
Ambabe676/
Ambave676/
Ambowe674/
Gambhavaj674/
Haambaaba672/
Asimbahwe672/
Ombowa672/
Embowa671/
Aumbatvad671/
Amboba671/
Gambhavah671/
Gambhavai671/
Ambewo671/

Ambawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambawa in the Marathi language
अंबवाambava-

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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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  • 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 Ambawa
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