Ambek Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ambek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
India141:54,790,384527,769
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Ambek (132) may also be a first name.

Ambek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambek (Georgian: ამბეკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺒﻚ, Hindi: अम्बेक, Marathi: आंबेक) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ambek.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambek is the 1,806,862nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Ambek live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ambek is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 132 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 3,148,790. In Indonesia Ambek is primarily found in: Bali, where 43 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 43 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent live. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambeke91582/
Hambek91196/
Ambeck9196/
Aimbek9123/
Ambiek914/
Ambedk913/
Ambekq911/
Ambeak911/
Aembek911/
Anmbek911/
Hambeck83157/
Gambeck8333/
Atymbek834/
Ambedke831/
Aembeck830/
Ambik80203/
Embek80136/
Ambec8093/
Ambeg8053/
Ombek8015/
Amvek805/
Anbek801/
Ambeq801/
Ambex801/
Ambekova779/
Ambeikeh771/
Ambike731,705/
Hombek73292/
Anbeek73266/
Hambik73208/
Ombeck7380/
Gombek7341/
Ombeke738/
Ambiok737/
Anbeke736/
Gambec735/
Ambegh734/
Hembek734/
Embeck734/
Hanbek733/
Ammbik732/
Embeak732/
Ambaik732/
Anbeck731/
Gambeg731/
Ainbek731/
Ambidk731/
Aimbekova7122/
Hambeková719/
Aymbekova714/
Hambekova711/
Hombeck67144/
Aynebek67142/
Hanbeek67129/
Hembeck6768/
Eimbeck6756/
Hambick6748/
Hanbeck6734/
Eembeek6729/
Hambäck6727/
Ambegue6720/
Atembeg6717/
Eembeck6715/
Gambaik6712/
Ambique675/
Ambuike673/
Gambäck673/
Hambike672/
Ahanbek671/
Ganbekh671/
Ambaike671/
Hambegh671/
Hombeek670/
Gombeck670/
Ehmbeck670/

Ambek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambek in the Georgian language
ამბეკambek-
Ambek in the Hindi language
अम्बेकambeka-
Ambek in the Marathi language
आंबेकambeka70.59
अंबेकambeka29.41
Ambek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﺒﻚambk50
ﺍﻣﺒﻚambk50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambek
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