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 most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname 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. Ambawa is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

Ambawa is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 100 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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