Ambele Surname

139,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ambele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6141:45,7745,545
Tanzania1,2921:40,9764,686
Cameroon2281:91,09210,928
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Congo101:498,91011,250
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ambele (2,975) may also be a first name.

Ambele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ambele Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ambele (Hindi: अम्बेले, Marathi: अांबाेळे) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ambele.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,035th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,265,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ambele are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,815th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,975 people.

The surname Ambele is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,614 people, or 1 in 45,774. Barring The DR Congo Ambele exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Ambele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ambele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ambele surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambelie92114/
Ambelez9242/
Gambele9211/
Ambiele928/
Ambeele923/
Ambeyle923/
Hambele923/
Ambeler921/
Ambeles921/
Ambelei921/
Hambelea8643/
Haembele8617/
Ambeleeh864/
Atembele862/
Ahambele861/
Gambeley861/
Ambale834,624/
Embele833,293/
Ambole831,853/
Ombele831,543/
Ambela831,390/
Amwele83767/
Ambeli83194/
Amuele8396/
Ambile8339/
Amvele8331/
Ambely832/
Ambeul831/
Hambelett802/
Assimbele801/
Hamwele77472/
Ambelis77385/
Hambile77363/
Hambale77341/
Eambela77233/
Gombele77210/
Embiele77159/
Ambolea77130/
Ombelet7777/
Ambiela7747/
Aambale7741/
Hambole7741/
Gamwele7721/
Ambalea7721/
Embeale7716/
Hambeli7714/
Ambhale7712/
Aambole7712/
Amballe7712/
Ambiles7712/
Hambely7711/
Aumbale7710/
Ahmbile777/
Gambeli777/
Ambalee776/
Ambeliy776/
Ambhole775/
Ambeliz775/
Omboele775/
Ambaley773/
Ambeuhl772/
Gambile772/
Hambela772/
Ambaeli772/
Amweele772/
Embeleh772/
Amboleh772/
Ambelay771/
Ambelia771/
Amboile771/
Ammbale771/
Anmbale771/
Oumbele771/
Hamuele771/
Gamuele771/
Ambelyo771/
Ambhiel771/
Ambaale771/
Anbeles771/
Amouele771/
Ombiele771/
Amviele771/
Gambeil770/
Hachembele751/
Asimbile71237/
Ombelets71201/
Hambaale71130/
Goumbele7151/
Hamweele7140/
Haambale7133/
Hambelay7123/
Ahambale7117/
Hambalee7115/
Hambelai715/
Ambaalee715/
Amweiler712/
Hamballe712/
Gambheli711/
Gambhile711/
Aanmbole711/
Ambeilli711/
Ambolley711/
Haamwele711/
Amveiler711/
Hambaley711/
Atenbele711/
Hembeele710/
Ambali6717,066/
Embale674,385/
Ombale672,978/
Embile671,826/
Embole67622/
Ambila67424/
Ambili67406/
Ombela67396/
Amvela67309/
Embeli67199/
Ombole67199/
Omwele67151/
Ombeli67130/
Ambily6795/
Amuela6736/
Anwele6733/
Ombile6723/
Amboly6713/
Anbole6712/
Anbale6711/
Omuele6710/
Ambail677/
Anbela673/
Amvell672/
Haambaale672/
Enbele672/
Hambaleey672/
Onbele672/
Anbeli672/
Amuile671/
Anvele671/

Ambele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambele in the Marathi language
अांबाेळेaambaele66.67
आंबेळेambele33.33
Ambele in the Hindi language
अम्बेलेambele50
अंबेलेambele50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambele
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