Ambela Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8471:24,5213,329
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Namibia381:63,4057,039
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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 surname Ambela (Bengali: অম্বেলা, Hindi: अम्बेला, Marathi: अंबेला) is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambela is the 278,370th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. Ambela is predominantly found 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. Ambela is also the 479,726th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 333 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 24,521. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 90 percent live, South Region, where 4 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eambela92233/
Ambelas9272/
Gambela9247/
Ambiela9247/
Ambelau9227/
Hambela922/
Ambelay921/
Ambelia921/
Aembela921/
Hambelea8643/
Hambelay8623/
Atembela8621/
Hambelai865/
Ambala834,733/
Ambele833,217/
Ambola83926/
Ambila83424/
Ombela83396/
Amvela83309/
Embela83245/
Ambeli83194/
Amuela8336/
Ambelo8316/
Anbela833/
Ambely832/
Ambilay774,408/
Amballa772,598/
Ambuila771,813/
Hambala77995/
Gombela77836/
Ambelis77385/
Gambila77184/
Ambalia77158/
Ambalau77149/
Ambolea77130/
Ambelie77114/
Hamwela7762/
Amvella7761/
Ambelez7742/
Eambala7741/
Ambaala7737/
Hembela7737/
Ambhala7726/
Ambalea7721/
Hambeli7714/
Ambolla7712/
Amboelo7712/
Hambely7711/
Gambele7711/
Ambolah779/
Ambilah779/
Ammbala778/
Ambiele778/
Aambala777/
Gambeli777/
Ambeliy776/
Ambalaa775/
Ambeliz775/
Aimbola775/
Amweela775/
Hambola775/
Ambalai774/
Hambila774/
Ambeele773/
Ambeyle773/
Ambolau773/
Hambele773/
Gamuela773/
Gamwela773/
Ambilad773/
Ambalah773/
Ambaila773/
Aimbala772/
Hombela772/
Ambilia772/
Gambelo772/
Ambeler771/
Amhbala771/
Anmbala771/
Gamvela771/
Ambeles771/
Ambelos771/
Ambelou771/
Ambelyo771/
Ambolia771/
Amuelia771/
Aambila771/
Aambola771/
Aumbila771/
Ambelei771/
Ambilai771/
Haimbala71337/
Ambailay71283/
Haambala71206/
D'Ambola7163/
Hamweela7144/
Ambhalla7117/
Hambalah7111/
Gambelou7111/
Ambaalla7110/
Ahambala719/
Atimbila719/
Asembelo714/
Ambeleeh714/
Aamballa713/
Ambaliai713/
Atembele712/
Ambilaya711/
Gambheli711/
Gambiola711/
Ambeilli711/
Ambilatt711/
Ammballa711/
Hamballa711/
Hambalai711/
Ahambele711/
Ambahala711/
Amballah711/
Amballla711/
Ambuilla711/
Ambollah711/
Aambalay711/
Gambeley711/
Ombala671,678/
Ombele671,543/
Ambolo67743/
Ambili67406/
Embola67384/
Ombola67317/
Ambalo67307/
Embala67305/
Embila67130/
Ombeli67130/
Ambily6795/
Omwela6790/
Ombila6775/
Ambilo6766/
Ambile6739/
Embelo6735/
Anbala6734/
Amvele6731/
Amuelo6722/
Omvela6713/
Ombelo676/
Anbola675/
Anbila674/
Hasimbelo674/
Hambelett672/
Anvela672/
Amwila672/
Anbeli672/
Hamballah671/
Ambaallaa671/
Ambalá671/
Amwelo671/
Assimbele671/
Anwela671/
Haimbilia671/
Omuela671/
Amuila671/
Anbelo671/

Ambela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambela in the Bengali language
অম্বেলাambela-
Ambela in the Hindi language
अम्बेलाambela-
Ambela in the Marathi language
अंबेलाambela66.67
बेलाbela33.33

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