Ambo Surname

35,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Dominica

Ambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Indonesia3,1041:42,6064,885
Cameroon1,9021:10,9201,468
Philippines1,7141:59,0659,946
Nigeria1,3471:131,5098,537
Papua New Guinea6951:11,7321,067
Israel5301:16,1462,424
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Malaysia1991:148,2129,291
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Ivory Coast1461:158,0227,282
Niger1341:143,2245,313
Poland1321:287,94534,716
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Dominica691:1,100227
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Benin411:252,08822,137
England391:1,428,66862,556
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Albania281:104,0739,868
Chile201:880,82418,509
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ambo (50,881) may also be a first name.

Ambo Last Name Facts

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

Ambo (Hindi: अम्बो, Marathi: आंबो, Oriya: ଅୋ, Russian: Амбо) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,506th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 489,787 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Ambo reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ambo is also the 18,243rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 50,881 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Beside Ethiopia it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Ambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ambo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ambo surname rose 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ambo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ambo are 19.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ambo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $38,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambo89240,145/
Ambos895,645/
Amboy893,147/
Ambou89932/
Amboh89881/
Ambot89807/
Hambo89680/
Ambod89364/
Amboa89210/
Amboi89146/
Aimbo89112/
Amboj8968/
Aembo8952/
Amboo8945/
Ambuo8937/
Anmbo8912/
Đambo896/
Ambop895/
Eambo893/
Ambho892/
Amboß892/
Aumbo892/
Ahmbo891/
Amboz891/
Asmbo891/
Gambou802,879/
Asembo801,829/
Hamboa80915/
Gamboy80714/
Atembo80195/
Hamboy80167/
Asimbo80159/
Haembo80133/
Hamboz80111/
Ambouh8054/
Gamboi8035/
Amboss8031/
Gaimbo8030/
Ahambo8029/
Atimbo8027/
Haimbo8024/
Hambou8024/
Hambos8022/
Gammbo8014/
Hambot8013/
Ganmbo8011/
Ambhoj809/
Acembo809/
Gamboo808/
Gaambo808/
Aimboa806/
Ambots806/
Hambod806/
Gambho805/
Ambois805/
Aimbot804/
Gambgo803/
Aumbou803/
Eamboj803/
Ambohe802/
Ahumbo802/
Gambuo802/
Amboud802/
Ambous802/
Hamboi802/
Gaumbo801/
Hatmbo801/
Haymbo801/
Gahmbo801/
Hammbo801/
Anmboj801/
Ambosh801/
Amboch801/
Țamboi801/
Ambuoh801/
Amnbou801/
Acimbo801/
Aimboy801/
Ambood801/
Ambooh801/
Amboos801/
Amba7534,046/
Ombo752,358/
Embo751,114/
Anbo75556/
Amuo75274/
Amvo7568/
Amwo7510/
Hatembo732,300/
Hamboos73146/
Hambouz73120/
Achimbo73106/
Assimbo7391/
Assembo7376/
Achembo7375/
Hamboch7365/
Gambhoo7317/
Ambosht736/
Ambouss736/
Aamboth735/
Ambouth734/
Haimboi734/
Eamboot734/
Hambous733/
Gaimboy732/
Hamboud732/
Hasimbo732/
Asemboh732/
Ambhoth731/
Ammboth731/
Asenmbo731/
Hambout731/
Gaimbou731/
Gammbou731/
Amboosh731/
Ambosch731/
Atembot731/
Attembo731/
Hahambo731/
Atimboh731/
Aimboot731/
Hamboot731/
Gamba6749,491/
Gombo6730,193/
Hamba6716,161/
Ambat677,954/
Ganbo677,500/
Ambas674,075/
Omboy673,363/
Ambad672,043/
Ambeu672,040/
Hombo671,436/
Ambau671,343/
Ambah671,070/
Emboy67883/
Aumba67598/
Aamba67560/
Omboi67540/
Aimba67472/
Ombos67368/
Ombou67259/
Emboi67158/
Hembo67145/
Anbho67140/
Ombod67118/
Aemba67114/
Ambaa6799/
Eamba6782/
Emboh6770/
Ombot6764/
Hanbo6764/
Amvoh6759/
Omboh6757/
Oimbo6755/
Oumbo6754/
Omboo6739/
Ambha6734/
Ambap6725/
Ambga6724/
Anbou6723/
Omboa6717/
Hamboush6711/
Uombo678/
Ahnbo678/
Aanbo677/
Hambouth676/
Ombuo676/
Ainbo676/
Ambás676/
Ahmba675/
Gamvo674/
Ammba674/
Ommbo674/
Emboo674/
Amvoy673/
Anmba673/
Amuos673/
Anbgo673/
Anboy673/
Anboh672/
Gambá672/
Hamuo672/
Oombo672/
Amuoa672/
Emboj671/
Amvoj671/
Hateembo671/
Amuod671/
Anbos671/
Haimboch671/
Omboz671/
Haimbodh671/
Embuo671/
Emmbo671/
Gambó671/
Eumbo671/
Ambìa671/
Amnpo671/
Anboa671/
Amuot671/
Amvoa671/
Amwoa671/
Amwoi671/
Achembou671/
Assimbot671/
Assimbou671/
Asmba671/
Ammpo671/
Haitembo671/
Assemboh671/
Gamuo671/
Heambout671/

Ambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambo in the Oriya language
ଅୋao-
Ambo in the Hindi language
अम्बोambo95.24
आम्बोambo4.76
Ambo in the Marathi language
आंबोambo89.86
अंबोambo9.61
अंाबोamabo0.1
अमबोamabo0.04
अंंबोammbo0.02
आमबोamabo0.02
Ambo in the Russian language
Амбоambo-

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