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
Ambela (Bengali: অম্বেলা, Hindi: अम्बेला, Marathi: अंबेला) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 278,370th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ambela are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 479,726th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 333 people.
The surname Ambela is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 24,521. In Cameroon Ambela is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 90 percent reside, South Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
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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