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 surname Ambemba occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambemba live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ambemba is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Ambemba exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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