Ambelo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ambelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Ambelo (11) may also be a first name.

Ambelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambelo is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ambelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Ambelo are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 86 percent live and Enga, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Ambelo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amboelo9212/
Gambelo922/
Ambelyo921/
Ambelou921/
Ambelos921/
Gambelou8611/
Asembelo864/
Ambela831,390/
Ambolo83743/
Ambalo83307/
Ambilo8366/
Embelo8335/
Amuelo8322/
Ombelo836/
Anbelo831/
Amwelo831/
Hasimbelo804/
Amweelo77500/
Eambela77233/
Hambalo77208/
Ambelas7772/
Ambollo7765/
Ambiela7747/
Gambela7747/
Ambelau7727/
Gombelo7718/
Amboloy7715/
Ambilot7710/
Hambolo777/
Ambiloh776/
Amballo773/
Gambilo773/
Hambela772/
Ambaloo771/
Ambilio771/
Aembela771/
Ambalio771/
Ombelos771/
Ambelia771/
Hambilo771/
Atembela7121/
Hamweelo7115/
Hambaloh7111/
Haambalo718/
Amballou712/
Ambolloh711/
Hamboloi711/
Hamballo711/
Haambilo711/
Embalo6730,546/
Embolo676,554/
Ambala674,733/
Ombolo671,480/
Ambola67926/
Ambila67424/
Ombela67396/
Amvela67309/
Embela67245/
Ombalo67243/
Embilo6777/
Anuelo6759/
Amuela6736/
Ombilo673/
Anbela673/
Anvelo672/
Anbilo671/
Anbolo671/
Omwelo671/
Ambalá671/

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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 Ambelo
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