Ambono Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7831:26,5253,609
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ambono (80) may also be a first name.

Ambono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambono is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambono? popularity and diffusion

Ambono is the 416,572nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. The last name Ambono occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ambono live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 80 people.

The surname Ambono is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 26,525. In Cameroon Ambono is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 75 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 24 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Ambono occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambongo92897/
Ambonou9241/
Ambonod9240/
Hambono9221/
Ambonop9212/
Ambojno925/
Ambogno922/
Gambono922/
Ambonoi921/
Ambonot921/
Hambongo8675/
Ambounou8658/
Gambongo8629/
Ombono83242/
Ambona83212/
Ambano83114/
Ahambongo8082/
Amboungou801/
Ambongnoh801/
Gambongoh801/
Ombongo77231/
Ambonga77203/
Ambouna7794/
Aimbano7777/
Ambogna7754/
Hambano7712/
Ambanou778/
Gambona778/
Amboina776/
Aumbano775/
Ombonoh771/
Ambanod771/
Ambanoh771/
Ambanoo771/
Ambonah771/
Hambanou71160/
Gambonga7118/
Ombougno718/
Gambanou715/
Aimbanop713/
Gaimbona713/
Ammboina712/
Hombongo711/
Aamboina711/
Hambonga711/
Hambomna711/
Ambonatt711/
Ambana67942/
Anbano678/
Ombano673/
Omboungou672/
Oumboinou671/
Ombona671/
Hamboonga671/

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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 Ambono
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