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) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ambek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambek is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Ambek reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ambek is also the 807,735th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 132 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 3,148,790. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bali, where 43 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 43 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Ambek is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Ambek
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