Ambe Surname

28,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon10,1551:2,045203
Philippines2,5681:39,4236,157
India1,2761:601,14828,973
Nigeria1,1871:149,2369,480
Indonesia1,1621:113,81211,571
Ivory Coast8561:26,9521,885
Papua New Guinea4581:17,8031,788
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Japan881:1,452,77624,051
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Benin271:382,80028,543
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Qatar121:196,50026,891
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Congo91:554,34412,633
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Ambé (4) are calculated separately.

Ambe (4,372) may also be a first name.

Ambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambe (Hindi: अम्बे, Marathi: आंबे, Oriya: ଆେ, Russian: Амбе) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ambé. For other potential spellings of Ambe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,947th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 392,817 people. Ambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Ambe are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ambe is also the 104,417th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 4,372 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 10,155 people, or 1 in 2,045. In Cameroon Ambe is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Ambe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ambe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ambe last name rose 5,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ambe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ambe surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ambe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.53% less than the national average, earning 198,875 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning $39,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambé924/
Aembe899,739/
Amber899,345/
Gambe894,198/
Ambeu892,040/
Hambe89975/
Ambeh89407/
Ambie89319/
Ambei89304/
Ambet89268/
Ambea89217/
Ambes89189/
Ambee89183/
Ambep89140/
Ambed89100/
Ambey8978/
Aambe8935/
Aumbe8934/
Ambhe8917/
Ambej898/
Aimbe897/
Ambez895/
Asmbe892/
Eambe892/
Anmbe891/
Hamber80977/
Ahambe80909/
Atembe80568/
Gambee80482/
Ahumbe80395/
Gambey80388/
Ambesh80368/
Haimbe80313/
Gambhe80306/
Ambeer80202/
Asembe80149/
Hambey80126/
Hambeh80122/
Atimbe8094/
Ambeis8066/
Aamber8064/
Gaambe8045/
Ambech8029/
Hambie8028/
Ambett8023/
Aymbet8023/
Aimbet8021/
Anmber8021/
Gaimbe8017/
Aimbez8013/
Hambee8012/
Hambeu8012/
Ambest8010/
Ambeez809/
Amberh806/
Asimbe805/
Hanmbe804/
Asmber804/
Aumbee804/
Ambeih803/
Gambea803/
Aumber803/
Aimbie803/
Ambher802/
Atmber802/
Ambeiz802/
Amnbes802/
Haumbe802/
Ammber802/
Hambet802/
Ambeuh802/
Amboey802/
Hambei802/
Gaumbe802/
Eamber801/
Aymber801/
Hambed801/
Hammbe801/
Haymbe801/
Hambea801/
Hambÿe801/
H'Ambe801/
Gambei801/
Ambees801/
Ambehe801/
Ambieh801/
Asmbey801/
Ambess801/
Aimbei801/
Ambeet801/
Aimber800/
Amba7534,046/
Ambi7516,609/
Ombe753,017/
Embe751,100/
Amby75708/
Amwe75477/
Amue75268/
Anbe75151/
Amve758/
Assembe731,987/
Asember73411/
Hambeer7350/
Asembea7341/
Hambeis7320/
Ahambeh7317/
Asembee739/
Ambesth734/
Atimbee734/
Atember734/
Atimber734/
Atnmber734/
Assimbe734/
Asimbee733/
Achembe733/
Achimbe732/
Aytembe732/
Hamberh732/
Hambije731/
Ambetch731/
Ambhesh731/
Hhamber731/
Asimber731/
Aheembe731/
Hasembe731/
D'Amber731/
Atehmbe731/
Uanembe731/
Atimbea731/
Hambett730/
Hamby6718,616/
Hamba6716,161/
Gombe679,138/
Gambi676,488/
Anber675,284/
Gamby675,064/
Amboy673,147/
Ambay672,944/
Hembe672,286/
Ambid671,520/
Ambit671,138/
Ambai67981/
Oumbe67910/
Hombe67773/
Aumba67598/
Hambi67580/
Ambui67564/
Aamba67560/
Oimbe67557/
Aimba67472/
Ambis67359/
Ambuj67258/
Embie67245/
Amboa67210/
Ombeh67196/
Ambih67181/
Anbes67161/
Amboi67146/
Ambio67142/
Hamue67121/
Ambhi67116/
Ambaa6799/
Ombie6798/
Embee6797/
Ombes6794/
Aambi6787/
Embey6785/
Eamba6782/
Embeh6780/
Aembi6775/
Amboj6768/
Amoue6764/
Embea6751/
Ambuy6750/
Aumbi6742/
Ambhy6739/
Ombet6739/
Ganbe6739/
Ambha6734/
Aimbi6733/
Omber6728/
Anbee6728/
Amveh6728/
Eumbe6727/
Anbeh6726/
Hanbe6725/
Anbez6724/
Amueh6722/
Ombed6719/
Hambeisz6717/
Aamue6716/
Ombea6715/
Hasember6715/
Anbea6713/
Hamve6712/
Anbie6711/
Aytimbet6710/
Hamwe6710/
Ambiy679/
Ambii679/
Anbei679/
Anmbi678/
Ambip677/
Ammbi676/
Ambiz676/
Amuea676/
Embei675/
Ombei675/
Ambyo675/
Oembe674/
Ombey674/
Ammba674/
Hachembe674/
Amuer674/
Aanbe674/
Achimbee674/
Achember674/
Gambé674/
Ombee674/
Eembe674/
Gamve674/
Amves673/
Anmba673/
Ombje673/
Ambahaye673/
Ambaj672/
Amenp672/
Amvet672/
Amweh672/
Ainbe672/
Aynbe672/
Uombe672/
Anbey672/
Ahmue672/
Gambí672/
Embeu672/
Asssembe672/
Asmue672/
Eamwe672/
Ombep671/
Oombe671/
Hasimbee671/
Enmbe671/
Aahambed671/
Ambgi671/
Ammwe671/
Ahambeed671/
Amvea671/
Amved671/
Amvie671/
Amwea671/
Asmby671/
Gamue671/
Asenmber671/
Amnue671/
Ommbe671/
Hambejje671/
Embhe671/
Ehmbe671/
Ahmbi671/
Aimby671/
Aisember671/
Ambìa671/
Amvee671/
Amwee671/
Amweu671/
Amwez671/
Amued671/
Amuee671/
Amuet671/
Eambi671/
Aymbi671/
Uimbe671/
Amuie671/
Aimwe671/
Achimber671/
Ohmbe671/
Amver671/
Hambecht670/

Ambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambe in the Hindi language
अम्बेambe97.72
आम्बेambe0.85
अमबेamabe0.43
अंबेambe0.43
आंबेambe0.43
अम्बीambi0.14
Ambe in the Oriya language
ଆେae88.89
ଅେae10.22
ଆଂେବameba0.89
Ambe in the Marathi language
आंबेambe80.4
अंबेambe19.01
तांबेtambe0.4
जांबेjambe0.1
आंबोेamboe0.1
Ambe in the Russian language
Амбеambe-

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