Ambe-Bassey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ambe-Bassey Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Bassey.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ambe-Bassey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ambe-Bassey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambe-Bassey is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambe-Bassey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ambe-Bassey are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ambe-Bassey is most frequent in: Lagos, where 33 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ambe-Bassey occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambabas672/
Amba Bassa671/
Ambebisi631/
Ambabasa631/
Embabas5627/
Ambibis567/
Umbabas561/
Ambobos561/
Emboabas5326/
Ombabaze534/
Ambabazi533/
Ambabaza531/
Aimbabazi501/
Ampaibeso501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ambe-Bassey
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