Ambe Surname
Approximately 18,552 people bear this surname
Ambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10,155 | 1:2,045 | 203 |
| Philippines | 2,568 | 1:39,423 | 6,157 |
| India | 1,276 | 1:601,148 | 28,973 |
| Nigeria | 1,187 | 1:149,236 | 9,480 |
| Indonesia | 1,162 | 1:113,812 | 11,571 |
| Ivory Coast | 856 | 1:26,952 | 1,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 458 | 1:17,803 | 1,788 |
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| Brazil | 152 | 1:1,408,384 | 47,527 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Japan | 88 | 1:1,452,776 | 24,051 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Ambé (4) are calculated separately.
Ambe (4,372) may also be a first name.
Ambe Demographics
Average Ambe Salary in
United States
$43,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambe (Hindi: अम्बे, Marathi: आंबे, Oriya: ଆେ, Russian: Амбе) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ambé. Click here for further possible spellings of Ambe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,947th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 392,817 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Ambe live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ambe is also the 104,417th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 4,372 people.
The surname Ambe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10,155 people, or 1 in 2,045. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Ambe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ambe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ambe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ambe are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.83% being registered to vote for the 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
Ambe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambe in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बे | ambe | 97.72 |
| आम्बे | ambe | 0.85 |
| अमबे | amabe | 0.43 |
| अंबे | ambe | 0.43 |
| आंबे | ambe | 0.43 |
| अम्बी | ambi | 0.14 |
| Ambe in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେ | ae | 88.89 |
| ଅେ | ae | 10.22 |
| ଆଂେବ | ameba | 0.89 |
| Ambe in the Marathi language | ||
| आंबे | ambe | 80.4 |
| अंबे | ambe | 19.01 |
| तांबे | tambe | 0.4 |
| जांबे | jambe | 0.1 |
| आंबोे | amboe | 0.1 |
| Ambe in the Russian language | ||
| Амбе | ambe | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambe
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