Ambela Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Ambela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 847 | 1:24,521 | 3,329 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Ambela (333) may also be a first name.
Ambela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambela (Bengali: অম্বেলা, Hindi: अम्बेला, Marathi: अंबेला) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ambela.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambela? popularity and diffusion
Ambela is the 278,370th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname Ambela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ambela reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ambela is also the 479,726th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 333 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 24,521. In Cameroon Ambela is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 90 percent are found, South Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambela in the Bengali language | ||
| অম্বেলা | ambela | - |
| Ambela in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्बेला | ambela | - |
| Ambela in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबेला | ambela | 66.67 |
| बेला | bela | 33.33 |
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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 Ambela
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