Ambet Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Ambet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 49 | 1:470,841 | 15,263 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ambet (250) may also be a first name.
Ambet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ambet (Marathi: अंबेत) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 968,490th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname Ambet occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Ambet live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 563,826th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 250 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Ambet is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 95 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 4 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 37 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambet in the Marathi language | ||
| अंबेत | ambeta | 50 |
| आंबेत | ambeta | 50 |
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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 Ambet
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