Ambella Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Ambella (18) may also be a first name.

Ambella Last Name Facts

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

Ambella is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambella is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ambella live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname Ambella is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 83 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside and South Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Ambella is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambella936,216/
Ambellas933/
Amblla92678/
Ombella86131/
Ambilla8632/
Ambelle8615/
Anbella8611/
Ambello865/
Embella865/
Ambelli862/
Ambla83342/
Gambelli801,321/
Ambielle8096/
Ambielli8072/
Gambello8060/
Ambillay8033/
Ombellah8010/
Hembella804/
Ambellie803/
Asmbelli803/
Hambelle802/
Gombella801/
Gambelle801/
Hambelli801/
Ambillah801/
Annbella801/
Ambuilla801/
Gambellè801/
Gambilla801/
Ahmbello801/
Hambelly801/
Ganbella801/
Amblas77249/
Gambla7794/
Amblat7779/
Amblad7715/
Amblia778/
Amblli778/
Amblay771/
Amblah771/
Atimbilla754/
D'Ambelle752/
Hambellou751/
Ombelli71112/
Ombelle7185/
Ambille7158/
Hamblad717/
Anwella712/
Ambillo712/
Gamblle712/
Enbella711/
Gamblli711/
Amblles711/
Gamblea711/
Ambilli711/
Gamblah711/
Ambilly711/
Amblash711/
Asembillah711/
Amble671,154/
Hanwella671,048/
Ambli67659/
Amblo67482/
Ombla6722/
Anmpelli6714/
Ambly6713/
Gambilli677/
Gambillo677/
Embla676/
Hombelle675/
Gombilla674/
Ombillat674/
Anouella671/
Ammpelli671/
Hanbelle671/
Gambille671/
Henbella671/
Ombelles671/
Ombellet671/
Ganbelli671/
Ganbilla671/
Hamblatt670/

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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 Ambella
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