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) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ambisa is the 208,831st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambisa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ambisa is also the 216,596th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,317 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists 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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