Ambessa Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Ambessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ambessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambessa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ambessa reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Ambessa is primarily found in: East Region, where 91 percent reside, South Region, where 5 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Ambessa
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