Ambia Surname

33,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Ambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh10,2731:15,5121,179
Kenya2,0271:22,7822,595
Indonesia1,1131:118,82211,991
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Papua New Guinea2961:27,5463,108
Peru2751:115,5796,899
Malaysia2381:123,9258,100
India2371:3,236,56394,502
Philippines1761:575,21763,737
Mexico1161:1,070,05313,627
Congo981:50,9094,665
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England951:586,50635,379
Namibia811:29,7464,549
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Israel361:237,71222,042
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

The alternate forms: Ambía (15) are calculated separately.

Ambia (60,840) may also be a first name.

Ambia Last Name Facts

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

Ambia (Bengali: আম্বিয়া, Hindi: अम्बिया, Marathi: अमबीआ, Oriya: ଅିଆ) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also be found as: Ambía. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,137th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 454,818 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Ambia live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ambia is also the 15,690th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 60,840 people.

The surname Ambia is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 10,273 people, or 1 in 15,512. Besides Bangladesh this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Ambia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ambia last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

In The United States Ambia are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ambia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,302 per year and in United States they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $51,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambía9315/
Gambia91351/
Ambiah91247/
Hambia91108/
Aimbia9148/
Aumbia919/
Ambiap916/
Ambija915/
Ambias914/
Ambiha914/
Ambiae913/
Anmbia912/
Ambiat912/
Ambiad911/
Ambgia911/
Ambojia83523/
Hambija8363/
Ambegia8346/
Asembia8327/
Ambogia8323/
Hambiah8320/
Gambija8313/
Ambaiya834/
Asimbia834/
Atembia834/
Ambijah833/
Ambeiya831/
Ambiaha831/
Amboiya831/
Gambhia831/
Ambihai831/
Aambiat831/
Ambagia831/
Anmbiah831/
Ambhiat831/
Ombia80278/
Ambea80217/
Anbia80208/
Ambio80142/
Embia8094/
Ambya8029/
Amuia8024/
Amvia805/
Gamboiya773/
Ahambiay771/
Achimbia771/
Ombija73632/
Ambeau73616/
Hamwia73381/
Ambyah73344/
Anbiaa73312/
Anbiah73259/
Gombia73221/
Gambio73107/
Ambyad7312/
Anmbya737/
Ganbia737/
Ambiop736/
Uimbia734/
Hambya734/
Anbiae733/
Ambyaa733/
Hembia733/
Anbias733/
Ombiah732/
Anbiad731/
Hambio731/
Ambeha731/
Gambya731/
Gamuia731/
Hambea731/
Ombias731/
Ombiap731/
Ambgea731/
Ambyae731/
Gamvia731/
Ambyas731/
Hambyah6794/
Amouhia6753/
Ombayia6719/
Hombiat6714/
Ambayya6710/
Ambaiyo677/
Ombijah674/
Hamwiah672/
Goumbia672/
Hombiah671/
Anbiayi671/
Anbiaie671/
Anbiaee671/
Heumbia671/
Anbojia671/
Oumbiat671/
Emboiya671/
Ambayio671/
Ambeuya671/
Ambojha671/
Anbiaei671/
Anbihad671/
Gainbia670/

Ambia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambia in the Marathi language
अमबीआamabi'a-
Ambia in the Bengali language
আম্বিয়াambiya82.14
আমবিয়াamabiya7.14
অম্বিয়াambiya7.14
আম্ভিয়াambhiya3.57
Ambia in the Oriya language
ଅିଆai'a62.5
ଆିଆai'a37.5
Ambia in the Hindi language
अम्बियाambiya57.14
अम्बिाambia35.71
अमबिआamabi'a7.14

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambia
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