Ambisa Surname
Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname
Ambisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ambisa (1,317) may also be a first name.
Ambisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambisa (Marathi: आंिबसा) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 208,831st most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. The surname Ambisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambisa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 216,596th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,317 people.
The last name Ambisa is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ambisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ambisa in the Marathi language | ||
| आंिबसा | amibasa | - |
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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 Ambisa
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