Ambek Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Ambek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambeke | 91 | 582 | / |
| Hambek | 91 | 196 | / |
| Ambeck | 91 | 96 | / |
| Aimbek | 91 | 23 | / |
| Ambiek | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ambedk | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ambekq | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ambeak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aembek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Anmbek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hambeck | 83 | 157 | / |
| Gambeck | 83 | 33 | / |
| Atymbek | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ambedke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aembeck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ambik | 80 | 203 | / |
| Embek | 80 | 136 | / |
| Ambec | 80 | 93 | / |
| Ambeg | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ombek | 80 | 15 | / |
| Amvek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Anbek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambeq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambekova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ambeikeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambike | 73 | 1,705 | / |
| Hombek | 73 | 292 | / |
| Anbeek | 73 | 266 | / |
| Hambik | 73 | 208 | / |
| Ombeck | 73 | 80 | / |
| Gombek | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ombeke | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ambiok | 73 | 7 | / |
| Anbeke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gambec | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ambegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hembek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Embeck | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hanbek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ammbik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Embeak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambaik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anbeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gambeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ainbek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambidk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimbekova | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hambeková | 71 | 9 | / |
| Aymbekova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hambekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hombeck | 67 | 144 | / |
| Aynebek | 67 | 142 | / |
| Hanbeek | 67 | 129 | / |
| Hembeck | 67 | 68 | / |
| Eimbeck | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hambick | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hanbeck | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eembeek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hambäck | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ambegue | 67 | 20 | / |
| Atembeg | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eembeck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gambaik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ambique | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambuike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gambäck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hambike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahanbek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombeek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gombeck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ehmbeck | 67 | 0 | / |
Ambek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambek in the Georgian language | ||
| ამბეკ | ambek | - |
| Ambek in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बेक | ambeka | - |
| Ambek in the Marathi language | ||
| आंबेक | ambeka | 70.59 |
| अंबेक | ambeka | 29.41 |
| Ambek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺒﻚ | ambk | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻚ | ambk | 50 |
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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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- 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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