Ambly Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ambly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ambly (29) may also be a first name.

Ambly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambly is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ambly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ambly is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Ambly reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename in the world, borne by 29 people.

The last name Ambly is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 83 percent are found and Perak, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Ambly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ambly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hambly914,250/
Gambly913/
Ambley913/
Ambluy911/
Amblay911/
Hambley831,710/
Gambley8337/
D'Ambly838/
Ambilly831/
Amble801,154/
Ambli80659/
Ambla80342/
Ambillay7733/
Hambelly771/
Gamble7364,808/
Ambler737,963/
Hambli737,120/
Amblla73678/
Hamble73159/
Ambles73145/
Amblie7335/
Aamble7323/
Gambli7319/
Amblet7314/
Amblli738/
Amblia738/
Hanbly735/
Amblgi734/
Ambhli733/
Aimble733/
Amblès733/
Omblay733/
Amblee732/
Amblés732/
Oumbly731/
Ambleu731/
Ombley731/
Ambloi731/
Assembley713/
Asssembly711/
Hamblet67893/
Ambella67181/
Ambille6758/
Hambler6737/
Ambilla6732/
Gambleh6728/
Ambelle6715/
Gamblee679/
Hanbley675/
Hamblej674/
Ambless674/
Gamblle672/
Ambelli672/
Amblerr672/
D'Amble672/
Gambhli671/
Gombley671/
D'Amblè671/
Gaamble671/
Gamblea671/
Hamblee671/
Haimbli671/
Gambhle671/
Aimeble671/
Amblles671/
Gamblli671/
Ambilli671/
Gammble671/
Hambled670/
Hanblys670/
Amblett670/
Hambles670/

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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 Ambly
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