Ambemba Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ambemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ambemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambemba is found most in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ambemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambemba are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambeambai8834/
Asembemba881/
Ambamba86274/
Ambomba8647/
Ambembo8622/
Ambembe8614/
Ambembi866/
Embemba864/
Ambimba862/
Ombemba861/
Hambamba80259/
Gambembo80194/
Hamwemba80140/
Hambomba80108/
Ambambai8029/
Ambeambe807/
Amboembe801/
Hambembe801/
Ambembeu801/
Ambembou801/
Hamweemba752,083/
Haamwemba759/
Haambamba752/
Ambombo71971/
Ombembe71376/
Hambahamba71184/
Ambimbo71179/
Ambimbi7149/
Ambambo7121/
Haamweemba7120/
Ombomba719/
Embembo714/
Ombimba712/
Amuembo711/
Amwembo711/
Anbember674/
Hamwembo672/
Amuemuah672/
Ambambou671/
Amvemvea671/
Ambaimbe671/
Hambombo671/
Ombembou671/
Hambambo671/

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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 Ambemba
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