Ambaye Surname

23,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ambaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia21,5711:4,522729
Chad3851:35,3044,109
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Cameroon1131:183,79719,288
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Mauritania461:89,0195,672
Canada391:944,75971,777
Niger361:533,11213,750
India351:21,916,154310,282
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England61:9,286,343223,652
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ambaye (31,167) may also be a first name.

Ambaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺒﺎﻱ, Marathi: आंबये) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,849th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 321,080 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ambaye are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 27,096th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 31,167 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 21,571 people, or 1 in 4,522. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ambaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ambaye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ambaye earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $44,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambaye927/
Ambayie924/
Ambayee922/
Ambaiye921/
Hambaye921/
Ambayes921/
Asmbaye921/
Aïmbaye921/
Ambay912,944/
Ambae9144/
Ambye9128/
Amboyaye8682/
Ambuyaye864/
Ambahaye863/
Ahambaye861/
Ambayeye861/
Embaye835,572/
Ambaya833,581/
Ambayo832,674/
Ombaye83993/
Amboye83798/
Ambayi83643/
Gambay83289/
Ambayu83118/
Ambawe83103/
Ambiye8391/
Hambay8358/
Hambye8347/
Ambaje8319/
Gambye839/
Ambeye836/
Ambuye836/
Anmbay834/
Ambaiy833/
Gambae833/
Ambaue833/
Aambae831/
Ambhay831/
Ambaie831/
Anbaye831/
Hambayi771,228/
Ambayuu77302/
Ambajee77251/
Hambaya7778/
Asembay7759/
Ambayai7759/
Gambiye7751/
Ombayed7736/
Gambaya7734/
Gamboye7730/
Ambayat7728/
Hambayo7718/
Hambawe7713/
Ambiyae7712/
Ambaiyo777/
Ambawei774/
Ambayit774/
Gambaie774/
Gombaye773/
Oumbaye773/
Ahambay772/
Gambaje772/
Hambeye771/
Hamboye771/
Ombaiye771/
Ambahay771/
Hembaye771/
Hanbaye771/
Ganbaye771/
Gambhay771/
Gambayi771/
Ambayio771/
Ambayoo771/
Ambayot771/
Ambouye771/
Aambaya771/
Asimbay771/
Ambaiyi771/
Ainbaye771/
Ombay734,311/
Amboy733,147/
Ambeu732,040/
Ambau731,343/
Ambai73981/
Embay73690/
Ambie73319/
Ambei73304/
Ambea73217/
Amboa73210/
Ambee73183/
Ombae73112/
Ambaa7399/
Amboe7381/
Ambey7378/
Ambuy7350/
Ombye7331/
Anbay739/
Amway738/
Ambej738/
Anbye736/
Ambaj732/
Anbae732/
Amvay731/
Asimbaya712,152/
Haambayi717/
Goumbaye715/
Ashymbay712/
Anbayesh712/
Gambahwe711/
Gambujay711/
Ambhayat711/
Hambaayi711/
Ambaioei711/
Hambiyeh711/
Goymbaye711/
Goimbaye711/
Ambahayi711/
Ambayahi711/
Ambujaya711/
Atimbaya711/
Amwayi675,259/
Amboyo673,776/
Ambiya672,056/
Ambiyo672,046/
Hanbay671,239/
Ambeyi671,218/
Amboya671,052/
Hamboa67915/
Hamway67759/
Gamboy67714/
Amboua67563/
Ambaji67539/
Amnuay67510/
Ombayo67498/
Gambee67482/
Gambey67388/
Gambie67359/
Ambait67329/
Amba'a67289/
Ambeua67245/
Ambeya67196/
Hamboy67167/
Ombayi67152/
Hambey67126/
Hambai67126/
Gombay67120/
Amwaiy67115/
Gambau67108/
Ombaya67101/
Gamboe67100/
Omboye6797/
Ambuja6792/
Gambai6784/
Ambaud6782/
Amboyi6781/
Ambuya6780/
Anbaei6771/
Anbaya6769/
Ambeis6766/
Gambahaya6761/
Ambais6746/
Amboja6745/
Hamvay6745/
Embaie6738/
Ambuyo6738/
Ambaip6737/
Ambuia6731/
Embiye6727/
Ambaih6723/
Hombae6722/
Embaya6721/
Amboue6721/
Embayo6720/
Ambajo6718/
Amwaya6716/
Ambuje6713/
Ambojy6712/
Hambau6712/
Ambaia6712/
Hembay6712/
Hambeu6712/
Omuaye6711/
Enbaye6711/
Ajnbay6711/
Ammbai6710/
Amweye6710/
Ombiye679/
Embeye677/
Ganbay677/
Ambhai677/
Aanbye677/
Aimboa676/
Ambija675/
Ambhoe675/
Ambiee675/
Gombae675/
Embayi675/
Amboje674/
Gambuyaya674/
Aumbee674/
Ambeyo674/
Ambowe674/
Hambaj674/
Ambeih673/
Anbayi673/
Gambea673/
Embaay673/
Hombay673/
Amwayo673/
Aimbie673/
Anwaye672/
Ambeiz672/
Amuiye672/
Ambaja672/
Ambejo672/
Ambeji672/
Ambeuh672/
Amboey672/
Emboye672/
Asimbahwe672/
Hambei672/
Ombeye672/
Embawe672/
Ambaii672/
Ambeja672/
Gambahayi671/
Ambaus671/
Amnbai671/
Anbiye671/
Amuayi671/
Ambgea671/
Ambiyi671/
Ombaay671/
Omwaye671/
Hambea671/
Hamuay671/
Hamwye671/
Embuye671/
Gambei671/
Aimbai671/
Ainbye671/
Ambaio671/
Ambueh671/
Ambeha671/
Ambgau671/
Ambieh671/
Amb'aa671/
Anbaje671/
Amwawe671/
Asmbey671/
Aimway671/
Embayu671/
Ambaui671/
Ambeje671/
Aimbei671/
Aimboy671/
Ambaai671/
Ambiei671/
Ammuay671/
Amnbau671/
Gamway670/
Hambuy670/
Gambue670/

Ambaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambaye in the Marathi language
आंबयेambaye95.65
आंिबयेamibaye4.35
Ambaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﺒﺎﻱambay92.31
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻱambay7.69

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