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 more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambella? popularity and diffusion

Ambella is the 1,267,784th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ambella live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ambella is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 83 percent live, Littoral Region, where 7 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.

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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  • 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 Ambella
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