Ambison Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ambison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ambison (56) may also be a first name.
Ambison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambison Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ambison is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ambison.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambison? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Ambison occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambison live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 56 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 52 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 34 percent reside and Bauchi, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambisan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ambeson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hambeson | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ambeishan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambuisanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambaisanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anvison | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ambesom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ambejong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gombisan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanbeson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ambichane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ambessien | 63 | 1 | / |
| Asmuissen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Annwhitson | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ombican | 57 | 6 | / |
| Anbesom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amuisem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ambheisaham | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ambicham | 53 | 13 | / |
| Anuisanh | 53 | 13 | / |
| Ambesham | 53 | 1 | / |
| Anhuisen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Anuisang | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hanveson | 53 | 1 | / |
| Anwedson | 53 | 0 | / |
| Hanuisang | 50 | 1 | / |
| Eamwichan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aimvichan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ambeicham | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ganuisanh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ambison
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis