Ambeng Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ambeng (312) may also be a first name.

Ambeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambeng is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ambeng live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 497,456th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 312 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 82 percent reside, East Region, where 9 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambeng92126/
Ambieng927/
Hambeng921/
Amben91334/
Ambng911/
Ambengue8610/
Atimbeng861/
Ombeng83684/
Ambing83396/
Embeng83111/
Hamben8351/
Gamben8315/
Amboen8314/
Ambien835/
Ambaen832/
Ambent831/
Ambeen831/
Amweng831/
Ammbng831/
Ambn804/
Assimbeng803/
Assembeng801/
Ambenne77346/
Ambiong77343/
Gambing77119/
Hambing7778/
Hembeng7712/
Hamboen772/
Ganbeng771/
Oumbeng771/
Ambyong771/
Omben'g771/
Aimbaen771/
Gambeen770/
Ambem73302/
Ambin73266/
Omben73102/
Anben7323/
Ambne731/
Amwng731/
Hambn731/
Ambyn731/
Hambenne7163/
Goumbeng7125/
Ombengue719/
Houmbeng713/
Aummueng711/
Atenbeng711/
Atembehn711/
Autmueng711/
Gambin675,904/
Ambion671,557/
Embing67789/
Ombing67549/
Ambina67265/
Oumben67111/
Aumbin6738/
Anweng6735/
Gambín6732/
Gomben6714/
Hambin6710/
Anbien676/
Hanben674/
Haysimben674/
Omweng673/
Anbend673/
Aambne671/
Anmbin671/
Aymbem671/
Ambuin671/
Ganben671/
Hambyn670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ambeng
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