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 last name Ambelo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambelo? popularity and diffusion

Ambelo is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 widely held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Ambelo is most common in: West Sepik, where 86 percent are found and Enga, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

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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